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FOIA requests show U.S. FBI could be spying on advocacy groups

15 Jan 2020

We join 17 civil society groups urging the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether the FBI is spying on Access Now and other advocacy organizations operating in the U.S.

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FOIA requests show U.S. FBI could be spying on advocacy groups
15 Jan 2020
FOIA requests show U.S. FBI could be spying on advocacy groups
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Five questions for Mr. Wray

11 Jul 2017

What does Wray — U.S. President Trump’s pick to succeed James Comey as head of the FBI — think of encryption, Section 702 surveillance reform, and transparency?

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Five questions for Mr. Wray
11 Jul 2017
Five questions for Mr. Wray
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Access Now responds to Director Comey’s termination: New FBI director must respect human rights

10 May 2017

The change in leadership at one of the United States’ top intelligence agencies will have repercussions for vulnerable individuals and communities around the world.

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Access Now responds to Director Comey’s termination: New FBI director must respect human rights
10 May 2017
Access Now responds to Director Comey’s termination: New FBI director must respect human rights
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Access Now endorses legislation to delay implementing Rule 41

17 Nov 2016

Changes to Rule 41 in U.S. criminal procedures are substantive. We need time to fully consider impact and develop human rights safeguards before implementing them.

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Access Now endorses legislation to delay implementing Rule 41
17 Nov 2016
Access Now endorses legislation to delay implementing Rule 41
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It just got easier for the FBI to hack devices anywhere in the world—unless U.S. Congress acts to stop it

28 Apr 2016

Changes to federal Rule 41 in the U.S. could allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation to hack any computer anywhere in the world.

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It just got easier for the FBI to hack devices anywhere in the world—unless U.S. Congress acts to stop it
28 Apr 2016
It just got easier for the FBI to hack devices anywhere in the world—unless U.S. Congress acts to stop it

Snowden Revelations – One year later

5 Jun 2014

On June 5, 2013, The Guardian revealed the first in a series of classified National Security Agency (NSA) document leaks provided by former government contractor Edward Snowden. The first document we saw contained an order requiring Verizon to hand over all customer metadata on “an ongoing, daily basis” to the NSA and FBI, a surveillance program as egregious as it is disproportionate. The leaked documents that followed revealed further evidence of widespread user surveillance and bulk data collection by the NSA and Britain’s GCHQ. These included tapping into Apple, Google, and Microsoft servers and listening in on private mobile phone and Skype calls. Across the world, internet users and foreign government officials alike soon learned that they were unknowing targets of NSA spying tactics.

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Snowden Revelations – One year later
5 Jun 2014
Snowden Revelations – One year later

Obama’s appointment for FBI director fails to support surveillance reform

11 Jul 2013

James Comey, nominee for director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, failed to take a stand against the U.S. government’s widely publicized recent intrusions into personal privacy at his confirmation hearing. However, many of the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled their support for important reform.

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Obama’s appointment for FBI director fails to support surveillance reform
11 Jul 2013
Obama’s appointment for FBI director fails to support surveillance reform