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New Surveillance Reform Bill Introduced
Senators Leahy and Lee introduced a new version of the USA Freedom Act today to scale back surveillance authorities, including limiting the use of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act for bulk collection, plus much, much more. The text of the bill is available here.
And on Friday May 1, the Congressional Internet Caucus will host a timely briefing on the topic at Noon. More info available,
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Senators Leahy and Lee introduced a new version of the USA Freedom Act today to scale back surveillance authorities, including limiting the use of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act for bulk collection, plus much, much more. The text of the bill is available here.
And on Friday May 1, the Congressional Internet Caucus will host a timely briefing on the topic at Noon. More info available, here.
Update: Here is the link to the text of the revised USA Freedom Act introduced in the House of Representatives.
Carrie Cordero is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. She is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law, where she previously served as Director of National Security Studies. She spent the first part of her career in public service, including as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Senior Associate General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Attorney Advisor at the Department of Justice, where she practiced before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; and Special Assistant United States Attorney.
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