Surveillance Oversight

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

VOA: US Warrantless Surveillance Law Up for Renewal Amid Calls for Reform 

• FISA Section 702

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

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

FedScoop: Homeland Security adds facial comparison, machine learning uses to AI inventory 

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Government AI Use

• Surveillance Oversight

• Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance

• News

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

Fast Company: Private prison company GEO pivoted to tech, and it’s raking in hundreds of millions 

• Surveillance Oversight

• Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance

• News