When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton famously said, “because that’s where the money is.” In the digital era, data equals dollars, and it is stockpiled by the world’s largest organizations. In past years, massive data breaches at companies like Anthem, Home Depot, Target, Sony, Staples, and TJ Maxx have resulted in unauthorized access of the data from millions of people.
Access and more than a dozen other groups are asking you to join us in a Week of Action to Stop CISA. The Senate will likely vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) as soon as this week, and only you can stop it.
Top government officials have called on policy and technology experts to “start a conversation” about cryptography. These calls ignore more than two decades of discussions about encryption standards and what must be done to keep our communications systems secure.
Access congratulates the United States Senate for approving the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015.
Last night, two incredible things happened. First, key surveillance provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act expired. For the first time since September 11, 2001, the United States Congress failed to renew these provisions and, accordingly, restricted the authority of U.S. surveillance agencies. Second, the United States Senate voted 77 – 17 to take up consideration of the USA FREEDOM Act, legislation that will ban bulk collection under certain authorities.
Access today congratulates the United States Senate, which voted 77-17 to advance the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015.
The United States Senate tonight failed to move forward legislation to reform or extend certain surveillance authorities in the USA PATRIOT Act.
A group of 28 organizations sent a letter to Senate leaders opposing S. 1357, legislation that would extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act through July 31, 2015.
Today, the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 338-88. Access welcomes the House’s passage of the bill as a step forward on the path toward meaningful surveillance reform.
Today, a coalition of groups and companies advocating for surveillance reform sent a letter to Senate leaders opposing any legislative mandates for companies to retain customer data.