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Senior Policy Counsel at Access, a digital rights organization working to defend the rights of individuals online; former director of the Domestic Surveillance Project at the Electronic Privacy Information Center
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Amie Stepanovich
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FROM Amie Stepanovich
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Will the Latest NSA Revelations Lead to Reform? For more than a year, reporters have been poring over the vast trove of National Security Agency files made public by Edward Snowden. Promised reform to protect the privacy of innocent citizens whose records were being swept up is now stalled in Congress. Meantime, revelations keep coming: the latest analysis of files he made public show the NSA spied on well-known public figures and looked at the private communications of American citizens, even though they were not official “targets.”
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News Media Hacking and the Case for Cybersecurity When the Associated Press falsely tweeted that bombs at the White House had injured President Obama, Wall Street indexes lost billions in value. NPR, the BBC, 60 Minutes and Reuters have also been hacked, and the best advice for Internet users may be don't believe anything the first time you read it. In Washington, the pressure's increasing for cybersecurity laws. Should AT&T and other providers share information with government agencies? Would that pose a risk to personal privacy, if there's any privacy left?
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The Kavanaugh Factor and the Midterm Elections Republicans have secured their long-term goal: a right-wing majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. There are conflicting expectations for rulings on abortion, immigration, voting rights--and the powers of both the White House and Congress. In this divided nation, public trust in the rule of law is also at stake. How will the bitter battle over Brett Kavanaugh impact next month’s midterm elections?
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Dianne Feinstein Leverages ‘Seniority’ Sen. Dianne Feinstein is doing something she hasn't done in 18 years: Appear on the same stage as her political opponent.