As we improve data quality, we also achieve better control over sensitive information.
Continue readingCISA is bad for accountability and transparency — and it must be stopped
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 has significant issues with accountability and transparency.
Continue readingBan on secret backdoor searches of American’s data passes the House (again)
Good news for surveillance reform: An amendment that would end secret, warrantless surveillance on Americans' information just passed the House.
Continue readingSunlight and 26 others call for an end to secret, warrantless searches of Americans’ data
The Sunlight Foundation is joining a coalition that's demanding an end to secret, warrantless searches of Americans' data.
Continue readingRepresentatives prove they aren’t done with surveillance reform
A series of amendments to the USA FREEDOM Act proves that the House isn't done with surveillance reform.
Continue readingSenate rejects USA Freedom Act: A positive step for surveillance reform
After a Capitol Hill spectacle from Sen. Rand Paul, we're happy to see lawmakers fighting for surveillance reform and proud to be part of an effort that strengthens transparency around Americans' privacy.
Continue readingSens. Paul and Wyden may be stopping “clean” reauthorization of Section 215 right now
Sen. Rand Paul, with the aid of his Senate colleagues, may have stopped Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's PATRIOT Act extension bills (if the filibuster lasts until midnight) from consideration before Memorial Day.
Continue reading60 reps just told the Senate to end mass surveillance under the PATRIOT Act. Here’s how you can help, too.
Sixty representatives just called on the Senate to pass stronger surveillance reform or sunset Section 215.
Continue reading9 takeaways from our surveillance transparency panel, ‘Who Watches the Watchers’
The Advisory Committee on Transparency recently hosted an engaging discussion on surveillance transparency on Capitol Hill. Here are nine things we learned from it, from the disturbing to the fascinating.
Continue readingUSA FREEDOM Act is about to pass through the House – is it a step backwards?
The USA FREEDOM Act is about to pass through the House, and questions remain as to whether it is a step forward for transparency around domestic surveillance.
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