OTI Condemns Senate Vote to Prevent Debate on Section 702
Today’s vote precludes any opportunity for open debate or an amendment process regarding FISA Section 702 going forward.
Government Surveillance
Section 702 Bill is Surveillance Expansion and No Meaningful Reform
The Senate is scheduled to vote for cloture on a bill that would reauthorize and expand FISA Section 702.
Ignoring Widespread Public Support for Section 702 Reform, House Passes Bill that Could Expand Law
OTI strongly opposes this bill that makes no meaningful reforms to protect Americans’ privacy.
Protecting Privacy with Secure Multi-Party Computation
MPC provides the ability to compute values from multiple encrypted data sources without any party having to reveal their private data.
OTI Urges House of Representatives to Pass the Amash Amendment or Reject the House Intelligence Committee’s Section 702 Bill
The Amash Amendment will strike the text of the House Intelligence Committee’s 702 bill and replace it with the text of the USA Rights Act.
USA Rights Act Provides Robust and Meaningful Reforms to Protect Americans’ Privacy
The Amash Amendment makes essential improvements to Section 702.
Poe-Lofgren-Nadler Amendment to the Section 702 Reauthorization Bill: Meaningful Reform to Protect Americans’ Privacy
OTI strongly supports this amendment, & if it were attached to S. 139, we would withdraw our opposition to the bill & recommend its passage.
House Intelligence Committee’s Section 702 Bill: Surveillance Expansion and No Meaningful Reform
The House Intelligence Committee’s bill makes no meaningful reforms to Section 702 and codifies “abouts” collection.
OTI Rejects House Intel’s Modified FISA Reauthorization Bill
OTI strongly opposed this bill when it was originally considered, and continues to strongly oppose it in its newly modified form.