Items tagged ‘Surveillance’
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Stopping the Unlawful Trade of Surveillance Tech
An open letter to the members of the Wassenaar Arrangement
Yesterday, a coalition of human rights organizations sent a strong message about the need to curb the uncontrolled export of surveillance technolog... -
OTI STATEMENT: Senate Votes to Block Consideration of USA FREEDOM Act, But the Fight for Surveillance Reform Continues
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, the Senate failed to agree upon a motion to proceed with consideration of the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685). The failure of t... -
USA FREEDOM Act: Broad, Bipartisan Support from Companies, Civil Society, and the Intelligence Community Alike
It has been over a year and a half since America first began to learn about the broad scope of the NSA’s surveillance programs. After months of car... -
The #CryptoDebate is Coming: Are You Prepared?
When Apple and Google announced their plans to enable encryption by default on new iPhones and Android smartphones, they ignited a ferocious debate... -
As USA FREEDOM Act Heads to Senate Floor, OTI Reaffirms Its Strong Support and Opposes Any Anti-Privacy Amendments
New AmericaWASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday evening, Senator Reid moved to end debate and call the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685) up for a vote on the Senate floor, a vo... -
Privacy Groups Including OTI Unite to Oppose Expansion of Government Hacking Authority
Today at 9 AM in Washington DC, the Open Technology Institute’s Policy Director Kevin Bankston will be testifying at a hearing before the Judicial ... - policy paper | October 27, 2014 | Open Technology Institute
Data and Discrimination
Collected Essays
Despite significant political and cultural transformations since the Civil Rights movement and other social upheavals of the Sixties and Seventies,... -
NSA Surveillance Costs and the Crypto Debate
Tech Companies Compete on Privacy Post-Snowden
While surveillance reform efforts in Congress are on pause until lawmakers return from the campaign trail in November, the costs of the NSA’s bulk ... -
Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate To Hurry Up on USA FREEDOM Act, Slow Down On CISA
New AmericaWashington, DC — Ahead of the Senate returning from the August recess this coming Monday, New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) sent a lett... -
From Surveillance to Swing States, Transparency to Turkish Digital Rights
What to Expect at the 2014 Internet Governance Forum
This week, OTI’s Policy Director Kevin Bankston and I are in Istanbul, Turkey, to attend the ninth annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF), along wi... -
Summer of Surveillance Revelations Highlights Spread of Spy Tech to Repressive Regimes
As the fallout from Edward Snowden’s revelations continue to dominate the news, another surveillance scandal has begun making headlines: powerful, ... -
OTI Urges FTC to Address Effects of Big Data Technologies on Underserved Communities
Last week, New America’s Open Technology Institute urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to confront the challenges of determining the effects o... -
Privacy Groups Submit Comments to the NTIA on Metadata Privacy Protections
Yesterday, OTI joined a coalition of public interest organizations, including Public Knowledge, Common Cause, and Free Press in submitting comments... -
Over 40 Advocacy Groups Agree: New USA FREEDOM Act is a Significant First Step to Needed Comprehensive Reform
Last week, OTI, along with a broad coalition of 44 privacy and advocacy groups, sent a letter to Congress supporting Sen. Leahy's new, stronger ver... -
Broad Coalition Including OTI Supports Updated USA FREEDOM Act to Rein In NSA Surveillance
New AmericaWashington, DC — New America’s Open Technology Institute (OTI), on behalf of a broad and bipartisan coalition of over forty civil liberties and hum... -
Surveillance Costs: The NSA's Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom & Cybersecurity
It has been over a year since The Guardian reported the first story on the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs based on the leaks from... -
OTI Supports New, Stronger USA FREEDOM Act to Rein in NSA Surveillance
New AmericaWashington, DC — Today, Senator Leahy re-introduced a new version of the USA FREEDOM Act intended to reform the National Security Agency’s surveill... -
OTI Analysis of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S. 2588)
The following is the introduction to the Open Technology Institute's analysis of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (CISA, S. 2588),... -
National Insecurity Agency: How the NSA Undermines Internet Security
On the heels of the latest NSA disclosures from The Washington Post, the Open Technology Institute hosted an event on Monday about how the agency’s... -
Info Sharing with NSA is a Non-Starter – and Only One of the New Cybersecurity Bill’s Many Problems
The last time the Senate considered cybersecurity information-sharing legislation was in July 2012, when it took up the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (... -
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014: A Major Step Back in Privacy
Last week, Senator Feinstein made public a draft cybersecurity information sharing bill titled the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (C... -
The Weakened USA FREEDOM Act
The new manager’s amendment version of the USA FREEDOM Act to be considered on the House floor is a substantially weakened reform bill compared to ...