The number of warrantless searches on Americans by NSA and CIA jump to 4,672 in 2015, up from about 2,100 in 2013; USA Freedom Act exempts FBI from disclosing
The Intercept :
EFF sues Justice Department to uncover govt. demands to decrypt communications, says USA Freedom Act compels DOJ to publish significant decisions of FISC court
EFF sues to uncover government demands to decrypt communications — The group says the USA Freedom Act compels the DOJ …
Obama signs USA Freedom Act into law, surveillance measures of Patriot Act now resume
Let the snooping resume: Senate revives Patriot Act surveillance measures — Lawmakers approve a variation of the phone-records spy program Snowden revealed. — The Senate on Tuesday revived three …
Senate advances USA Freedom Act, but vote on bill likely won't come for several days, causing temporary shutdown of some Patriot Act powers
For Now — Senate to Vote on USA FREEDOM Act on Tuesday Eric Geller / The Daily Dot : Patriot Act spy powers to expire as Rand Paul blocks USA Freedom Act vote Reuters : Senate lets NSA spy program l...
NSA bulk phone records collection to end despite USA Freedom Act failure
Even as the Senate remains at an impasse over the future of US domestic surveillance powers, the National Security Agency will be legally unable to collect US phone records in bulk by the time Congres...
NSA bulk phone records collection to end despite USA Freedom Act failure
Even as the Senate remains at an impasse over the future of US domestic surveillance powers, the National Security Agency will be legally unable to collect US phone records in bulk by the time Congres...
House passes USA Freedom Act to limit NSA mass collection of Americans' phone metadata, bill now goes to Senate
Electronic Frontier Foundation :
EFF pulls support for USA Freedom Act after court ruling that the Patriot Act's Section 215 does not authorize mass collection of telephone metadata
Electronic Frontier Foundation :
House Committee passes USA Freedom Act, but kills amendment to prohibit NSA's internet mass surveillance and forced backdoors in devices
Julian Hattem / The Hill :
House Committee passes USA Freedom Act, but kills amendment to prohibit NSA's internet mass surveillance and forced backdoors in devices
Expansive surveillance reform takes backseat to House politics — Congress is waving the white flag about moving forward with more expansive intelligence reform.