In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court today ruled that police need search warrants to search cellphones. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement: “Technology has changed the way we live, communicate and do business, but what should not change is our basic liberties and protections under the Constitution. Today’s decision by the Supreme Court requiring a warrant standard for cellphone searches is a significant step forward for privacy rights. It’s a landmark decision that...
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene released the following statement reacting to today’s draft order from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler to update the federal E-rate program, which has provided critical discounts for schools and libraries for telecommunications and Internet services since its enactment in 1997: “Ensuring that every child in the U.S. has access to a world-class education requires that our schools and libraries have access to high-speed broadband and Wi-Fi. ...
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Today Congresswoman Suzan DelBene issued the following statement after voting against a modified version of the USA Freedom Act: “The NSA surveillance bill that the House leadership put before a vote today is a weakened, watered-down version of the USA Freedom Act that I originally cosponsored. “The truth is today’s bill falls short of clearly guaranteeing that massive data collection by the NSA will be put to a full stop. “The question isn’t whether the bill is intended to end bulk collection ...
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In a unanimous bipartisan vote, the House Judiciary Committee passed the USA Freedom Act today which would reform the NSA and end the government’s surveillance programs that collect American’s phone data in bulk. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is an original cosponsor of the USA Freedom Act and was successful in getting a key amendment included in the final bill that passed today. DelBene's amendment would strengthen transparency by permitting greater disclosure by private companies of U.S. govern...
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