Why 🦇 DigitalFourthAmendment picked: 25 years after the U.S. government embraced mass surveillance in the wake of 911, it’s time to re-evaluate and consider responses that address the problem as a whole, former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn and EFF Board Member Bruce Schneier wrote for @lawfaremedia.org.
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This is an insightful commentary evaluating mass surveillance and digital privacy laws 25 years after 9/11.
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This is an insightful commentary evaluating mass surveillance and digital privacy laws 25 years after 9/11.
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