Can a new round of NSA transparency bills make it through Congress? In July, the US House of Representatives came within 12 votes of defunding NSA surveillance in a sweeping amendment vote that caught much of Washington by surprise. It was a broad stroke, designed more as a statement than sustainable legislation, but it sent a clear message: Congress is ready to take on the NSA. Or at least they’re ready to talk about it. More than two months later, a pair of more modest bills have entered the Senate and House, sponsored by Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) respectively. The bills are aimed at transparency rather than broad-stroke defunding, something companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft have lobbied and sued for, but this would be a chance to make those transparency principles the law of the land. To get it through, advocates will have to navigate a dysfunctional Congress and a president who has staunchly defended executive secrecy. So how much of a chance do these bills have?v Read the full article here The post Can a new round of NSA transparency bills make it through Congress? appeared first on Daily Tech Whip. bit.ly/19T34Qi bit.ly/19T34Qg
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:09:18 +0000
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