In a last-ditch post-midterm Hail Mary, outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to get just one more thing done before handing over to the Republicans. That thing, apparently – the single thing he thinks we as Americans most need – is a renewal of the PATRIOT Act provision allowing mass phone data collection, bound […]
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On July 29, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) brought out his new proposal for NSA reform. It’s the result of an enormous amount of behind-the-scenes consultation with: reform groups like EFF and the Open Technology Institute; Democratic and Republican leaders; the White House; and the intelligence agencies. It’s a stronger reform than would have been politically […]