Thursday, September 26, 2013

U.S. Lawmakers Move To Limit NSA Surveillance Programs


U.S. Lawmakers Seek To End Bulk NSA Telephone Records Collection -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' communication records and set other new controls on the government's electronic eavesdropping programs.

The measure introduced by Democrats Ron Wyden, Mark Udall and Richard Blumenthal, and Republican Rand Paul, is one of several efforts making their way through Congress to rein in sweeping surveillance programs.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is holding a public hearing on Thursday when the panel's leaders are expected to discuss their surveillance reforms, the Senate Judiciary Committee is addressing the issue and several members of the House of Representatives have also introduced legislation.

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More News On U.S. Lawmakers Moving To Limit NSA Surveillance Programs

NSA reform bill to trim back US surveillance unveiled in Congress -- The Guardian
Bill to end NSA’s bulk collection of phone records put forward by bipartisan group of senators -- Washington Post/AP
Senators Announce Bill That Ends NSA Phone Records Collection -- NPR
Senators to introduce comprehensive NSA and secret court reform bill -- Ars Technica
Senate Intel to examine NSA spying -- The Hill
NSA Reform Bill Comes From Bipartisan Group Of Senators -- Huffington Post
Senate bill would eliminate mass collection of phone records, reform FISA court -- RT
Snowden’s leaks revive surveillance reform -- MSNBC
Why we shouldn't trust our own NSA -- Jay Bookman, AJC

My Comment: I have to see it to believe it .... especially since these lawmakers were the ones who wrote the laws that gave the NSA the powers that they have today.

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