Tag: FISA

Business Law

Sensenbrenner-Rokita NSA Reform Bill Seeks to Bring Transparency to FISA Process

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A bipartisan group of House and Senate members introduced the USA FREEDOM Act last month in an attempt to restore Americans’  privacy rights by ending the bulk collection of phone records and requiring greater oversight, transparency, and accountability with respect to domestic surveillance programs.  The Sensenbrenner-Rokita NSA Reform Bill (another name for the USA FREEDOM Act) […]

Data Security & Privacy

Google, Facebook, and Other Tech Firms Face ‘Image Crisis’ Over Gov’t Spying Programs

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Ever since Mr. Edward Snowden released classified information about the U.S. spying program “Prism,” a dirty little secret within the tech service industry has emerged – namely, that when it comes to securing mission-critical data, companies like Google, Facebook, Yahoo, etc., must, in accordance with the law, hand over such data, thereby throwing a wrench into […]