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New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI), on behalf of a broad and bipartisan coalition of over forty civil liberties and human rights
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OTI Supports New, Stronger USA FREEDOM Act to Rein in NSA Surveillance
The Open Technology Institute (OTI) supports the new version of USA FREEDOM as a strong first step toward comprehensive surveillance reform,