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Grading Donald Trump

Grade: F Our predictions about a Trump presidency have been largely, though not entirely, borne out. With respect to surveillance and privacy issues, President Trump’s consistent position has been to express opposition to surveillance when conducted on him, his family, his campaign workers or his political allies; but to support and expand surveillance at the level of policy, […]

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DID YOU GET THE MEMO?

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), right, with Rep. Peter King (R-NY) of the House Intelligence Committee

You’ve probably seen the buzz around #ReleaseTheMemo on social and other media. But perhaps you found it hard to follow from a privacy advocate’s point of view. The House Intelligence Committee in Congress agreed to share a document that allegedly described abuses of FISA surveillance, pending the president’s approval.  Now that it’s finally been released, let’s […]