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House surprises with vote to limit NSA spying capabilities

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Jun

2014

A proposal to block the NSA from using backdoor searches on US communications without warrants has been passed by the House of Representatives. The surprise vote, adopted 293-123, is an amendment to the 2015 Defense appropriations bill that would effectively prohibit the NSA from using funds to conduct warrantless searches. It’s also designed to prevent […]

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U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to ban ‘paid prioritization’ of web traffic

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Jun

2014

Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation in the Senate and the House of Representatives to ban deals where Web content companies could pay Internet service providers to deliver their traffic to users faster and more reliably. The bicameral bill by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Representative Doris Matsui of […]

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‘Gutted’ NSA reform bill passes the House, but sheds supporters

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May

2014

Its not exactly what privacy advocates and most tech companies wanted, but its something. The USA Freedom Act has passed through the House of Representatives, but it didnt escape unscathed. While many of the main components survived, other elements were lost to amendments or dramatically altered.

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