Tech Industry Keeps Pressure on Congress for NSA Surveillance Changes
June 7, 2014
Grazed from AssociationsNow. Author: Ernie Smith.
A year ago this week, a pair of shocking revelations about the federal government’s surveillance capabilities came to light.
The double-whammy of reports exposing the National Security Agency’s bulk metadata collection from phone calls and internet connections became one of the year’s biggest stories. It also introduced the world to Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked the information on the spy agency’s surveillance to journalists and continues to evoke strong opinions on whether he’s a traitor or a hero.
The disclosures also kick-started a tech industry lobbying effort that continues as a bill aiming to roll back the NSA collection program moves through Congress. Here’s the latest:..
A coalition takes shape: Major tech companies that rely on user data—including AOL, Apple, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo—are pushing the Senate to strengthen the proposed USA Freedom Act, a bill designed to limit the NSA’s mass collection activities. In an open letter to senators signed by the CEO of each company and released Thursday, they argued the House version of the bill included too many loopholes:..
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