Bipartisan Bill Targets Transparency for Court-Ordered Surveillance
Bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday would require police to notify “targets” about subpoenas and court-ordered surveillance of electronic data, similar to rules for wiretaps and bank subpoenas. Introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.; Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif.;…
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and Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, the Government Surveillance Transparency Act is co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Mike Lee, R-Utah. It would apply to “emails, location and web browsing records and other digital information” collected by the government.