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After Obama's NSA Speech, Tech Companies Wait and See
""Because they've negotiated this with the government, we still don't even have a concrete sense of the number of the things" they hand o…
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Obama NSA Reform Speech Promises Modest Changes
""It’s a good first step, but it is not nearly as far as his Review Group recommended nor as far as Congress has proposed," Michelle Richardson,…
Promote Transparency, Secure the Internet, and Codify the Reforms
Cross-posted from Slate. The president on Friday will give a long-awaited speech addressing what he intends to do about National Security Agency surveillance p…
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Surveillance threatens U.S. business climate, democracy, say Stanford researchers
""We are no longer seen as a safe business climate," said Aleecia M. McDonald, director of privacy at Stanford's Center for Internet and Soci…
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Could data collection have stopped 9/11? White House thinks so
"The "big question … [is] whether our government is going to spy on Americans," said Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel for the ACLU."…
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NSA makes final push to retain most mass surveillance powers
"Michelle Richardson of the American Civil Liberties Union, who was at the meeting, said the coalition’s main message to the White House was to end bulk do…
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White House meets with privacy advocates to discuss NSA surveillance
"“Reasonable articulable suspicion, we still think that’s too vague,” said Michelle Richardson, the ACLU’s surveillance lobbyist." * Date Published:…
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What will happen to NSA programs? That’s a secret
"“I think everyone is focused too much on this issue of who retains the data…the question is, is a court involved, and what is the standard?” says Michelle…
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Why One Expert Says Edward Snowden Deserves Clemency
"GREENE: So make the case for me, if you can, that Edward Snowden deserves some kind of clemency. GRANICK: Well, we would not know what our government is…
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How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet
"“We’re still guessing,” says Richard Salgado, Google’s director of information security and law enforcement. “We’re not the author of those slides. We hav…
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Up to Speed: Four Highlights of the White House Report on How to Change the NSA
"Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, told the Daily Beast Wednesday that her first impression of the recommend…
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Unlikely Allies in Congress Fight to Curb the NSA
"In the campaign to reign in the NSA, Wyden ”will be crucial in keeping the liberals together, putting pressure on the administration and being able to spe…