OpenStack 05/14/2015 (p.m.)

• USA Freedom Act Passes House, Codifying Bulk Collection For First Time, Critics Say - The Intercept

  Surprise, surprise. U.S. "progressive" groups are waging an all-out email lobbying effort to sunset the Patriot Act. https://www.sunsetthepatriotact.com/ Same with civil liberties groups. e.g., https://action.aclu.org/secure/Section215 And a coalition of libertarian organizations. http://docs.techfreedom.org/Coalition_Letter_McConnell_215Reauth_4.27.15.pdf

  Tags: surveillance state, NSA-reform, USA-Freedom-Act, legislation

  • - By Paul Merrell

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