US Privacy Legislation

Discussions center on US congressional bills like EARN IT Act, RESTRICT Act, USA Freedom Act, and others criticized for threatening internet privacy, enabling surveillance, and backdoors, with frequent links to congress.gov and EFF analyses.

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alexambarch Apr 8, 2022 View on HN

I believe they are talking about the EARN IT act:https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/353...

billme May 14, 2020 View on HN

Here’s the bill, might want to read it before commenting:https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6172—— or better yet, read what the EFF wrote recently on it:https://www.eff.org/deepli

supermatt Nov 25, 2025 View on HN

It appears that you are an American who has conveniently forgotten about FISA, EARN IT, CLOUD act, PATRIOT act, LAED, etc, etc.You realise this hasn’t passed, right? It’s a proposal.Seriously you should look to yourself and what you guys have actually passed into law before you start throwing stones at others.

kej Jun 5, 2015 View on HN

The EFF summary addresses this issue pretty well:https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/new-usa-freedom-act-st...

joshstrange May 14, 2015 View on HN

See the EEF's response https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/05/landslide-vote-house-o...

lonelappde Oct 23, 2019 View on HN

I thought HN banned blatantly editorialized headlines.EFF Deep Links is reliably extremist in its interpretation of news.Here's a more neutral report:https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/8531531/case...And a pro-CASE opinion from the President of the American Bar As

amckinlay Dec 25, 2016 View on HN

You mean like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_... ?

pyre Apr 17, 2013 View on HN

Does the EFF lobby though?

billme May 14, 2020 View on HN

Link to the bill & the EFF’s analysis of it is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23173491

sonotmyname Jan 11, 2021 View on HN

Perhaps GlobalProtect was referring to HR 4192?https://www.aclu.org/letter/aclu-statement-opposing-hr-4192-...