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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 in a global context. In addition to calling for the U.S. government to end the bulk telephone records program, PCLOB’s recommendations – like those issued by the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications [...]
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Yesterday, the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies issued their report aptly titled “Liberty and Security in a Changing World.” The report includes 46 Recommendations to the President. Back in October, ITI, along with SIIA, submitted a series of recommendations to the Review Group calling for greater transparency, improved oversight, and additional measures that [...]
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President Barack Obama today convened a meeting with leaders of the technology sector to talk about two critical challenges confronting the technology industry: 1) the ability of our industry to innovate and sell products globally in the shadow of revelations on U.S. surveillance practices; and 2) the ability of government to better acquire and utilize state-of-the-art technology amidst the controversy [...]