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And, here's EFF's statement: Technology users everywhere should celebrate, knowing that the NSA will be a little more hampered in its surveillance overreach, a
by jdp23 11y ago
And, here's EFF's statement:
Technology users everywhere should celebrate, knowing that the NSA will be a little more hampered in its surveillance overreach, and both the NSA and the FISA court will be more transparent and accountable than it was before the USA Freedom Act.
It’s no secret that we wanted more ...
Even so, we’re celebrating. We’re celebrating because, however small, this bill marks a day that some said could never happen—a day when the NSA saw its surveillance power reduced by Congress. And we’re hoping that this could be a turning point in the fight to rein in the NSA....
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/05/usa-freedom-act-passes-what-we-celebrate-what-we-mourn-and-where-we-go-here https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/05/usa-freedom-act-passes...
- d23 11y agoI suppose it's too much to ask that we actually congratulate the people that represent us on doing something positive. Maybe we could all dial the cynicism back a bit too. Not directed at you; just a general thought.