National Academies Report on Encryption Should Pave the Way to Move Past the “Backdoor” Debate
The NAS report comes at a critical time, as the administration’s campaign for encryption backdoors has accelerated.
Government Surveillance
OTI Opposes the CLOUD Act
The CLOUD Act is intended to provide easier pathways both for the U.S. government to access electronic data held overseas.
OTI Hires Former PCLOB Executive Director as New Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity Policy
OTI announced today that it has hired Sharon Bradford Franklin as its Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity Policy.
OTI and Coalition Urge Supreme Court to Limit Government Access to Data Stored Outside U.S., Citing Privacy and Security Concerns
The case involves Microsoft’s challenge to a U.S. government warrant seeking the content of a customer’s emails that are held in Ireland.
Senate Voted to Grant Administration More Section 702 Surveillance Authority
The FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act reauthorizes Section 702 for six years without any reforms to this surveillance program.
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.
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.