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Access Cautiously Welcomes Introduction of USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

29 Apr 2015

Access today welcomed the reintroduction of a bipartisan reform bill meant to rein in the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk collection of domestic telephone metadata.

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Access Cautiously Welcomes Introduction of USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
29 Apr 2015
Access Cautiously Welcomes Introduction of USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
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House passes “Protecting Cyber Networks Act” despite privacy and security concerns

23 Apr 2015

Access calls on President Obama to veto legislation.

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House passes “Protecting Cyber Networks Act” despite privacy and security concerns
23 Apr 2015
House passes “Protecting Cyber Networks Act” despite privacy and security concerns
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U.S. Senate rushing through cyber-surveillance bill (UPDATED)

11 Mar 2015

Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee will secretly consider the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), a bill that would enable companies to sign, seal, and deliver your personal information to the NSA.

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U.S. Senate rushing through cyber-surveillance bill (UPDATED)
11 Mar 2015
U.S. Senate rushing through cyber-surveillance bill (UPDATED)
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New Crypto Guidance Draft Offers Brighter Path Forward

29 Jan 2015

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the second draft of its “Cryptographic Standards and Development Process,” a document intended to provide principles and guidance on the creation of cryptographic standards. Crypto standards developed by NIST serve as the basis for secure communications and interactions across the internet.

Access applauds NIST for the new draft — which expands upon and strengthens the language behind important principles first set out in the previous draft — and for actively and transparently engaging with the public on these important issues. We also encourage NIST to include specific language directed at the National Security Agency (NSA) before the text is finalized.

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New Crypto Guidance Draft Offers Brighter Path Forward
29 Jan 2015
New Crypto Guidance Draft Offers Brighter Path Forward
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Senate hearing fails to address harms of cybersecurity legislation

28 Jan 2015

Senators show support for information sharing proposals that risk user privacy

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Senate hearing fails to address harms of cybersecurity legislation
28 Jan 2015
Senate hearing fails to address harms of cybersecurity legislation
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Away from exceptionalism: The need for global surveillance reform

11 Dec 2014

Surveillance impacts everyone, especially the most vulnerable and at-risk populations. It is past time that all users demand action, domestically as well as internationally, for the universal respect of human rights.

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Away from exceptionalism: The need for global surveillance reform
11 Dec 2014
Away from exceptionalism: The need for global surveillance reform
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Congress Must Reject Pro-Surveillance in the Omnibus

10 Dec 2014

The House is set to vote on a version of the Intelligence Authorization Act that fails to include unprecedented surveillance reform provisions initially passed by a large, bipartisan majority of the House.

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Congress Must Reject Pro-Surveillance in the Omnibus
10 Dec 2014
Congress Must Reject Pro-Surveillance in the Omnibus
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Civil Society and Companies Join Together in Call for Stronger Encryption Standards

20 Nov 2014

Today, a coalition of civil society organizations and companies sent a letter to the Obama Administration asking it to set strong guiding principles for the establishment of encryption standards.

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Civil Society and Companies Join Together in Call for Stronger Encryption Standards
20 Nov 2014
Civil Society and Companies Join Together in Call for Stronger Encryption Standards
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Time for the Senate to pass the USA FREEDOM Act

17 Nov 2014

This week the Senate is expected to vote on the USA FREEDOM Act, a bill that would end one of the worst abuses of the NSA’s surveillance authority. Access urges the Senate to protect privacy and pass the bill.

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Time for the Senate to pass the USA FREEDOM Act
17 Nov 2014
Time for the Senate to pass the USA FREEDOM Act
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Obama Must Act on His Promise to Reform the NSA

14 Nov 2014

The Senate will soon vote on whether pass the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would end one of the worst abuses of the NSA’s surveillance authority.

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Obama Must Act on His Promise to Reform the NSA
14 Nov 2014
Obama Must Act on His Promise to Reform the NSA