
Jake Laperruque
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Civil Society Urges Congress to Rein in Surveillance Authorization
A bipartisan coalition of 44 organizations today urged members of the House of Representatives to vote "YES" on the USA RIGHTS amendment and "NO" on theFISA Amendments Reauthorization Act (S. 139) if the USA RIGHTS amendment does not pass.

Three Key Reforms for Facial Recognition and Body Cameras
Police departments are moving forward with plans to incorporate real-time facial recognition in body cameras, creating serious risks to privacy and due process rights. Before adding facial recognition to body cameras, law enforcement should enact three critical safeguards.

Election Security Needs to Begin Long Before Ballots Are Cast
Protecting our registration rolls from malicious hacking is critical to preserving the integrity of our election system, and needs to be a significant part of heightened efforts to increase election security.

With #ReleaseTheMemo, Nunes Hopes You Won’t Understand FISA
FISA, a highly complex law, has two provisions particularly relevant to the Nunes memo and the hypocrisy surrounding the Republicans’ sudden concern about it.

After 'Foreign Surveillance' Law, Congress Must Demand Answers from Intelligence Community
Senators voting on a new NSA director should set a strong but simple condition for their approval: In order to be confirmed, the next NSA director must publicly commit to Congress that that the NSA will provide an estimate of the number of Americans affected by Section 702.

Facts on FISA: Correcting the Record on the Section 702 House Floor Debate
As we move forward with this new iteration of Section 702, it’s critical to look back at the debate and correct the record on inaccurate statements about this law and the proposals to reauthorize it. The following is a compilation of all factual errors that I uncovered while reviewing the entire floor debate, with explanations and corrections.
Despite Years of Recommendations, Government Still Rewards Bad Policies for Body Cameras
If body cameras are to live up to their potential as an oversight mechanism meant to check abuse, rules need to be in place providing public access to body camera footage in a way that ensures accountability.

As Clock Ticks Down on Warrantless-Surveillance Authority, Congress Races to the Bottom
Efforts by Congress to reauthorize the controversial warrantless-surveillance authority vary significantly for privacy and whistleblower protections, but the latest is by far the worst.
ICE Seattle Official Charged with Stealing Immigrants’ Identities to Commit Credit Card Fraud
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The Daily 202: Improving poll numbers give Republicans hope that the midterms might not be so bad
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Snowden Bashes Nunes: I Was More Careful With Gov’t Secrets Than You Are
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Congress Is About to Vote On Expanding the Warrantless Surveillance of Americans
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Thousands of surveillance cameras keep watch over Madison's public spaces
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Supreme Court Weighs Privacy of Cellphone Location Data
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