America will not thrive in a secrecy culture. We have a choice: Will we continue down secrecy’s path of silence and darkness — or will we let the sunlight shine in?
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 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 readingOne critical transparency flaw in the new USA FREEDOM Act
The supposed steps forward in the new USA FREEDOM Act aren't nearly enough to justify supporting it.
Continue reading[Event] Who watches the watchers: How much surveillance transparency is enough?
Join the Advisory Committee on Transparency on May 8 for a Capitol Hill event discussing the disconnect between what the public believes the intelligence community is doing — and what it's actually doing. Plus, it's free to attend.
Continue readingSunlight Foundation joins coalition demanding an end to illegal mass surveillance
Sunlight has united with our allies at the Electronic Frontier Foundation in an effort to stop mass surveillance under the Patriot Act. Join us at Fight215.org.
Continue readingSunlight joins coalition demanding fix for intelligence collection oversight
Today, Sunlight joins a coalition of 40 organizations and 13 experts calling for changes in the way the House of Representatives conducts oversight.
Continue readingSunlight, Ellsberg and others oppose Senate version of the USA FREEDOM Act
The Senate version of the USA FREEDOM Act is a problematic answer to an enormous problem. That's why Sunlight is joining a diverse coalition in opposing the legislation.
Continue readingSunlight joining EFF and others in holding secret surveillance accountable
Today, Sunlight is proud to join a coalition of groups demanding more transparency and an end to mass secret surveillance.
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