Intelligence Surveillance

  • 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.

    • FISA Section 702

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • Updates

  • 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.

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • Updates

  • 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.

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • Fact Sheets

  • 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):

    • FISA Section 702

    • Government Databases

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • Statements

  • EPIC, Coalition Oppose Any Short-Term Reauthorization of Section 702

    EPIC and a coalition of privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights groups urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to refrain from including any short-term reauthorization of FISA Section 702 in the continuing resolution or any other “must-pass” legislation.

    • FISA Section 702

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Privacy Laws

    • Proposed U.S. Legislation

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • Updates

  • EPIC Publishes Quick Guide to the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA)

    Yesterday, EPIC published a Quick Guide to the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA), exploring key provisions of the sweeping, bicameral, bipartisan bill and why they matter. The Quick Guide includes important context for each of the key provisions, as well as commentary on how the GSRA would prohibit harmful surveillance practices and close statutory loopholes.

    • FISA Section 702

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Privacy Laws

    • Proposed U.S. Legislation

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • Updates

  • Quick Guide to the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA)

    On November 7, Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Warren Davidson, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA), a sweeping bill that would rein in the growing ecosystem of warrantless government surveillance as part of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is set to expire on December 31.

    • FISA Section 702

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Privacy Laws

    • Proposed U.S. Legislation

    • Surveillance Oversight

  • EPIC Statement on the Introduction of the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA)

    Today, Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Lee, as well as Representatives Warren Davidson and Zoe Lofgren, introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA), a sweeping bipartisan, bicameral bill that would rein in the growing ecosystem of warrantless government surveillance authorities as part of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is due to expire on December 31. 

    • FISA Section 702

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • Statements

  • Congress Has a Critical Opportunity to Protect Americans by Passing the Government Surveillance Reform Act

    Today, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Lee (R-UT), as well as Representatives Warren Davidson (R-OH) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), introduced the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA), a sweeping bipartisan, bicameral bill that would rein in the growing ecosystem of warrantless government surveillance authorities as part of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is due to expire on December 31.

    • FISA Section 702

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Privacy Laws

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • U.S. Privacy Laws

    • Analysis

  • The Register: US Commerce Dept pinky swears it won’t push American spyware on world-plus-dog 

    • Intelligence Surveillance

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • News