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RGS Statement on the Final Decision by the Irish Data Protection Commission

May 23, 2023

Washington – The Reform Government Surveillance (RGS) coalition today released a statement responding to the final decision issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission, which announced yesterday that it had concluded its inquiry into Facebook data transfers between the United States (U.S.) and the European Union (EU), finding that Meta transferred personal data from the […]

RGS applauds House passage of NDO Fairness Act

May 15, 2023

WASHINGTON – The Reform Government Surveillance coalition (RGS) today released a statement applauding the House passage of the NDO Fairness Act for the second year in a row.  “This bipartisan bill, introduced by Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) and Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), strengthens the nondisclosure order (NDO) process by ensuring NDOs are issued after meaningful […]

RGS Statement on Issuance of Draft EU Adequacy Decision 

December 14, 2022

Washington, DC – The Reform Government Surveillance (RGS) coalition today released a statement recognizing the publication of the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. This draft adequacy decision follows the October 2022 U.S. Executive Order by President Joe Biden and regulations issued by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. “RGS commends […]

RGS Statement on EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

October 7, 2022

The Reform Government Surveillance (RGS) coalition today released a statement supporting President Biden’s Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities, implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework agreement.     “RGS applauds the Executive Order implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which was agreed to with the European Commission earlier this year. The […]

RGS Urges Adoption of California’s Reverse Warrants Prohibition

May 27, 2023

Washington, DC – The Reform Government Surveillance (RGS) coalition today released a statement in support of the passage of California AB 793, which would bar California law enforcement uses of geofence and keyword warrants. “While traditional government demands request information pertaining to certain identified accounts, geofence and reverse search warrants seek information about anyone who […]

RGS Statement on the NDO Fairness Act Vote by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee

May 10, 2023

Washington, DC – The Reform Government Surveillance coalition (RGS) today released a statement applauding the House Judiciary Committee’s approval of the NDO Fairness Act for the second year in a row.  “This bipartisan bill strengthens the nondisclosure order (NDO) process by ensuring NDOs are issued after meaningful judicial review of the need for secrecy. This bill […]

RGS applauds House passage of NDO Fairness Act

June 21, 2022

The Reform Government Surveillance coalition (RGS) applauds the bipartisan House passage of the NDO Fairness Act introduced by Representatives Jerry Nadler and Scott Fitzgerald. The NDO Fairness Act strengthens the non-disclosure order (NDO) process by ensuring NDOs are only issued after meaningful judicial review of the need for secrecy. This bill is a significant step […]

RGS applauds Senate introduction of NDO Fairness Act

June 13, 2022

The Reform Government Surveillance coalition (RGS) applauds the bipartisan Senate introduction of the NDO Fairness Act by Senators Patrick Leahy and Mike Lee. The NDO Fairness Act would strengthen the nondisclosure order (NDO) process by ensuring NDOs are only issued after meaningful judicial review of the need for secrecy. This bill is a significant step […]

RGS Urges Adoption of New York’s Reverse Location Search Prohibition Act

May 5, 2022

Reform Government Surveillance supports the adoption of New York Assembly Bill A84A, the Reverse Location Search Prohibition Act, which would prohibit the use of reverse location and reverse keyword searches. This bill, if passed into law, would be the first of its kind to address the increasing use of law enforcement requests that, instead of […]

RGS applauds bipartisan House Judiciary Committee passage of NDO Fairness Act

April 6, 2022

The Reform Government Surveillance coalition (RGS) applauds the House Judiciary Committee’s markup and passage of the NDO Fairness Act. This bipartisan bill strengthens the nondisclosure order (NDO) process by ensuring NDOs are issued after meaningful judicial review of the need for secrecy. This bill is a significant step towards improving our laws to better protect […]