Friday, May 27, 2016

‘Hatchet to liberty’: New senate bill expands FBI’s warrantless surveillance powers

Via sauced07

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The Senate Intelligence Committee has overwhelmingly voted for a new – as yet secret – bill that would allow security agencies to examine a wider range of private data without obtaining a search warrant from a court. One senator has expressed outrage. 
“This bill takes a hatchet to important protections for Americans’ liberty. This bill would mean more government surveillance of Americans, less due process and less independent oversight of US intelligence agencies,” wrote Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden on his personal website after being defeated in a 14 to 1 vote by the 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act committee this week. The legislation is now headed for a full Senate vote.

“Worse, neither the intelligence agencies, nor the bill’s sponsors have shown any evidence that these changes would do anything to make Americans more secure. I plan to work with colleagues in both chambers to reverse these dangerous provisions.”

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2 comments:

  1. The police state grows and grows....
    And parents wonder why our 11 year old still doesn't have a phone or internet presence like a youtube channel or facebook page. And why they won't. Our child doesn't have a need for those things. There is more enjoyment and reward in personal interaction and doing things, instead of being a slave to social media and interconnectedness through the internet.

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    1. still doesn't have a phone or internet presence like a youtube channel or facebook page. And why they won't. Our child doesn't have a need for those things. There is more enjoyment and reward in personal interaction and doing things, instead of being a slave to social media and interconnectedness through the internet.

      Agreed and I should have been more careful.

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