Opposing two non-reform “reform” surveillance bills

By DownsizeDC.org DownsizeDC.org is one of 51 organizations that sent this letter to Senate leadership expressing opposition to two Patriot Act “compromise” bills that may be considered this Sunday…

Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Reid:

We the undersigned companies, industry and trade groups, and civil society organizations write in opposition to the drafted FISA Improvements Act of 2015[1] and the FISA Reform Act of 2015,[2] proposals that fail to properly address overbroad surveillance activities, and would weaken privacy, civil liberties, and the digital economy.

Both bills contain flaws and omissions that are incompatible with the goal of stopping domestic bulk collection. …read more

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