Statement on CSIS’s New Report: Low-Hanging Fruit: Evidence-Based Solutions to the Digital Evidence Challenge

July 25, 2018

The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) report, Low-Hanging Fruit: Evidence-Based Solutions to the Digital Evidence Challenge, provides thoughtful analysis and a number of practical recommendations to help law enforcement solve crimes in the digital age. As providers of information technology products and services, the members of the Reform Government Surveillance (RGS) coalition are […]

RGS Urges Congress and the President to Act Swiftly on Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Nominations

July 17, 2018

The Reform Government Surveillance coalition (RGS) urges the Senate to act promptly on the nominations of Adam Klein, Ed Felten, and Jane Nitze to be members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). All three of these nominations were reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote and are now ready for […]

Tech giants hit by NSA spying slam encryption backdoors

May 2, 2018

ZDNet Zach Whittaker Tech giants hit by NSA spying slam encryption backdoors The tech coalition includes Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Verizon and Yahoo’s parent company Oath — all of which were hit by claims of complicity with US government’s surveillance. A coalition of Silicon Valley tech giants has doubled down on its criticism of […]

Statement on Reports of Exceptional Access Proposals

May 1, 2018

Reform Government Surveillance recently announced a new core principle on encryption that will guide our advocacy efforts, and we continue to believe that strong encryption helps protect the security and privacy of individuals and companies around the world. We have consistently raised concerns about proposals that would undermine encryption of devices and services by requiring […]

Press Release: Reform Government Surveillance Announces New Core Principle on the Importance of Strong Encryption

April 24, 2018

Reform Government Surveillance Announces New Core Principle on the Importance of Strong Encryption CONTACT: Chan Park info@reformgovernmentsurveillance.com 202-719-9999 ext. 203 Washington, D.C. — Reform Government Surveillance (RGS), a coalition of tech companies that advocates for common sense government surveillance reform, announced today that its members have agreed on a sixth core principle to guide its […]