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EPIC, Brennan Center, CDT: New HPSCI Bill Reauthorizing Section 702 Is “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”
EPIC joined the Brennan Center for Justice an the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) in issuing a one-pager on the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023, the newly-introduced bill to reauthorize FISA Section 702 by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The one-pager details how the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act is an "anti-reform bill in disguise" that would in fact expand surveillance conducted pursuant to Section 702, including by:
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FISA Section 702
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Privacy Laws
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Sen. Wyden Reveals Government Surveillance of Smartphone “Push” Notifications
Sen. Wyden published a letter revealing that the government can compel Apple and Google to turn over contents and metadata from push communications.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Surveillance Oversight
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Wiretapping
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EPIC Statement on the Introduction of the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act (PLEWSA)
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FISA Section 702
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Privacy Laws
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Proposed U.S. Legislation
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC Endorses Traveler Privacy Protection Act
Today, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, which would prohibit the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from using facial recognition.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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Updates
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EPIC Statement on the Introduction of the Traveler Privacy Protection Act
Today, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, which would prohibit the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from using facial recognition.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance
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Statements
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Truthout: Senator’s Letter Exposes Disturbing Extent of Phone Surveillance Program
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Government Databases
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Surveillance Oversight
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News
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EPIC, Coalition Call on Key Lawmakers to Not Allow Section 702 Reauthorization to Slip into NDAA
EPIC and a coalition of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights groups urged key lawmakers including the Majority and Minority Leaders of both the House and Senate, to not allow any reauthorization of FISA Section 702 to be slipped into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in conference.
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FISA Section 702
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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Sen. Wyden Reveals New Details about the Massive Hemisphere Surveillance Program
Yesterday, in a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Sen. Ron Wyden revealed stunning new details about the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Hemisphere program, now known as Data Analytical Services (DAS), a vast and highly-secretive surveillance authority run by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the DEA.
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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Fact Sheet: Data Analytical Services (DAS) Program (formerly known as Hemisphere)
The Data Analytical Services (DAS) Program, formerly known as the Hemisphere Project, is the largest telephone record collection program reported to date.
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Fact Sheets
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EPIC Statement on the Mass Surveillance Program Known as Data Analytical Services
EPIC released the following statements following Wired’s story revealing new details about the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Hemisphere program, now known as Data Analytical Services (DAS):
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FISA Section 702
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Government Databases
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Surveillance Oversight
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Statements
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