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Federal Judge Allows EFF's NSA Mass Spying Case To Proceed

Press Release | Electronic Frontier Foundation | July 8, 2013

A federal judge today rejected the U.S. government's latest attempt to dismiss the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) long-running challenge to the government's illegal dragnet surveillance programs. Today's ruling means the allegations at the heart of the Jewel case move forward under the supervision of a public federal court. Read More »

Government Privacy Board Endorses NSA's Internet Spying

Brendan Sasso | Nextgov.com | July 2, 2014

The National Security Agency's Internet surveillance programs are legal and effective, according to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent watchdog agency. In a draft report, the panel expresses concern with certain elements of the NSA's massive collection of Internet data within the United States, and outlines several reforms it says would bolster privacy protections and improve transparency.

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