PATRIOT Act

Senate narrowly rejects plan to require a warrant for Americans’ browsing data

Senators have narrowly rejected a bipartisan amendment that would have required the government first obtain a warrant before accessing Americans’ web browsing data. The amendment brought by Sens

CREDO and Cloudflare argue against national security letter gag orders

Earlier this week, the FBI finally allowed Cloudflare and CREDO Mobile to identify themselves as recipients of national security letters, which allow the agency to secretly order tech companies to han

USA Freedom Act allows Yahoo to disclose 3 National Security Letters

For years, tech companies have received demands from federal law enforcement for users’ data — and they’ve had to keep those demands a secret. Today, Yahoo is finally able to share three

Surveillance Reform Stalemate In Congress Doesn’t Reflect Public Opinion

The ACLU on Monday released a survey that found 60 percent of American voters want to see modifications to the PATRIOT Act, the post 9/11 law that created the nation's modern intelligence apparatus. T