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Statement on the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, H.R. 4478

December 1, 2017

The Reform Government Surveillance coalition has significant concerns with the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, H.R. 4478, as currently drafted.  Unless changes are made to the bill, Reform Government Surveillance opposes this legislation. Reform Government Surveillance continues to advocate for common sense legislation to reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.  While […]

Reform Government Surveillance Statement on the Introduction of the USA Liberty Act, H.R. 3989

October 12, 2017

Reform Government Surveillance commends Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Conyers, and other leaders of the House Judiciary Committee for introducing the bipartisan USA Liberty Act, H.R. 3989.  The USA Liberty Act includes significant improvements to U.S. surveillance law, particularly Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, while preserving the ability of the intelligence community to […]

Reform Government Surveillance Letter to House and Senate Leadership: Lawful Access Priorities for 2017

February 28, 2017

Dear Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan, Minority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader Pelosi: The Reform Government Surveillance coalition (RGS) writes to share with you our priorities for this Congress with regard to reforming laws that govern when law enforcement and the intelligence community may access user data.  As you shape Congress’ agenda, we look forward to […]

RGS Statement on The Email Privacy Act

January 12, 2017

RGS Statement on The Email Privacy Act   Reform Government Surveillance applauds Reps. Yoder, Polis, Goodlatte, Conyers, and all of the original cosponsors for reintroducing the Email Privacy Act.  The Email Privacy Act is crucial to modernizing our outdated laws – written when cell phones and email were rarely used – and making sure that […]

RGS Statement on US-UK Data Protection Discussions

July 15, 2016

Governments must avoid conflicts of laws to ensure people’s data is protected and avoid a race to the bottom for everyone’s rights; we are encouraged by discussions between the US and UK. A strengthened legal framework must value privacy and human rights while ensuring law enforcement can do its important work. We look forward to continuing discussions with […]

Letter to Chairman Burr and Vice-Chairman Feinstein Regarding Encryption

April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016 The Honorable Richard BurrChairmanSelect Committee on IntelligenceUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20515  The Honorable Dianne FeinsteinVice-ChairmanSelect Committee on IntelligenceUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Burr and Vice-Chairman Feinstein: We write to express our deep concerns about well-intentioned but ultimately unworkable policies around encryption that would weaken the very defenses we need to […]

Encryption, the Internet and Devices: A Primer for Policy Makers

March 18, 2016

I. Defining Encryption and other Key Terms  Encryption is the conversion of readable data into a form that can only be understood be read by those who know how to decode it.   It can consist of a code that is as simple as scrambling letters in a routinized way or as complicated as sets of symbols […]

Reform Government Surveillance statement on the filing of amicus briefs in support of Apple

March 3, 2016

Reform Government Surveillance companies are supporting Apple in the current litigation. As technology companies, we want to keep people safe, we want to stop crime, and accordingly, we cooperate with law enforcement in ways that are consistent with the law.  But we do not believe that the law allows the government to demand that a […]

Statement from the Reform Government Surveillance coalition on legislation to create the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges

March 1, 2016

Reform Government Surveillance members believe that the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges is an important option to consider in the debate about law enforcement access to encrypted content.  Given that there are no ‘backdoors’ into encrypted systems or devices that would also maintain the security of what’s on those systems and devices, we […]

Reform Government Surveillance Statement Regarding Encryption and Security

February 18, 2016

Reform Government Surveillance companies believe it is extremely important to deter terrorists and criminals and to help law enforcement by processing legal orders for information in order to keep us all safe.  But technology companies should not be required to build in backdoors to the technologies that keep their users’ information secure. RGS companies remain committed […]

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