Policy - Surveillance Reform
Surveillance Reform
ITI advocates for surveillance reform legislation that will help rebuild public trust and strengthen our ability to defend against economically harmful policies around the globe.
In 2013, ITI submitted three sets of comments to the administration relating to U.S. surveillance activities:
August 20 Comments to the White House
October 3 Comments to the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology
October 24 Submission to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Techwonk Blog
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Tech’s Congressional Agenda: Successes in 2015 (February 05, 2016)
An unexpected break from the norm happened in Washington last year – despite all predictions to the contrary, Congress and the President actually got to work and produced several bipartisan wins for the ...
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Senate takes on Surveillance Reform: Restoring Public Trust (June 05, 2014)
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the first-published revelations in The Guardian about the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance activities. A year can feel like a lifetime in Washington, ...
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ITI Letter to the House of Representatives on the USA Freedom Act (May 21, 2014)
This evening, ITI sent a letter to the House of Representatives commending the House on the progress that has been made on the USA Freedom Act to date and identifying the areas where more work needs to ...
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State Efforts to Counter NSA Surveillance are Misguided (March 11, 2014)
A draconian legislative proposal in California threatens to undermine the freedom and flexibility of the state to acquire the best technologies available – many of which are created in California. SB 828, ...
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Surveillance Reform: Moving the Conversation Forward and Beyond our Borders (January 23, 2014)
Today’s report issued by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) is another step forward in reforming the nation’s surveillance framework, and providing useful perspectives that can apply ...
News Releases
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ITI Calls on President Obama to Sign Surveillance Reform Bill (June 02, 2015)
WASHINGTON – The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the global voice for the tech sector and its leading companies, issued the following statement from President and CEO Dean Garfield celebrating ...
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ITI Calls on Senators to Pass the USA Freedom Act’s Surveillance Reforms (May 31, 2015)
WASHINGTON – The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the global voice for the tech sector and its leading companies, issued the following statement from President and CEO Dean Garfield encouraging ...
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ITI Statement on the Senate’s Failure to Pass Surveillance Reforms (May 23, 2015)
WASHINGTON – The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the global voice for the tech sector and its leading companies, issued the following statement from President and CEO Dean Garfield after ...
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As Senators Debate Expiring Patriot Act, ITI Announces it will Key Vote Bipartisan Surveillance Reform Bill (May 20, 2015)
WASHINGTON – Today the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the global voice for the tech sector, announced it will key vote the Senate’s consideration of a bipartisan surveillance reform bill ...
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Tech Hails Strong House Vote for Surveillance Reforms as a Momentum Builder for the Senate to Act (May 13, 2015)
WASHINGTON – The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the global voice for the tech sector’s leading companies, issued the following statement from President and CEO Dean Garfield encouraging ...