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This morning, the United States House of Representatives passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act to provide funding for defense agencies for the next fiscal year, including several amendments to the bill which are intended to limit NSA surveillance activities and authorities.

Access calls on the Executive Branch to seize the opportunity to end the NSA’s bulk telephony collection program this week.

The recent FTC report underscores the need for transparency and accountability from data brokers. Access advocates decisive legislation that gives users control of their own information and reigns in the practices of Big Data brokers.

Access reiterates its call to DHS to investigate censorship of Mexican political protest website

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a free trade agreement currently being negotiated between the United States and the European Union, aiming at increasing trade and (dangerously) seeking “regulatory coherence.” If adopted, TTIP would become the world’s largest free trade and investment agreement, opening both markets for exchange in goods, services, investment, and public procurement.

Per the latest Snowden revelation, the NSA is recording all call content in at least two countries

The revised House bill doesn’t move us forward on NSA reform, now it’s up to the Senate

On May 21, 2014, by voice vote the House Science and Technology Committee adopted an amendment to the FIRST Act removing the requirement that NSA be consulted on encryption standards. The Amendment was authored by Congressman Alan Grayson.

House leadership and the Obama administration negotiations of USA FREEDOM have significantly weakened proposed NSA reforms

Authorities in the United States and Mexico appear to have conspired to take down a political website, and the incident is being swept under the rug, setting a dangerous precedent.