Sign the Petition: Stop NSA mass surveillance
Have you heard of the “USA Freedom Act,” friend?
*It’s a bill – passed recently by the House of Representatives – that was supposed to protect Americans from the type of unwarranted domestic surveillance that the NSA has been carrying on for years.
But guess what – instead, it was watered it down so much it doesn’t get the job done.
The version passed by the House would still allow for mass collection of data on innocent Americans so long as the NSA uses a so-called “selection term” to narrow their results. What does that mean? It means that they could collect data on anyone in a particular state or a particular zip code.
That isn’t good enough – not by a long shot.
What we need is an end once and for all to the broad terms and loopholes that the NSA uses to spy on the American people. In the U.S. Senate, I’m working to move forward with much tougher legislation – but we need the House moving in the same direction to make it happen.
I’ve worked on issues of privacy and consumer protection for decades. This isn’t about Democrat or Republican – it’s about the fundamental rights of all Americans.
I’m not going to let this slide. Thanks for joining.
Ron Wyden