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There are seven billion people in the world, and 95 percent of them live outside the United States. We know from dozens of revelations from the last year that few, if any, are immune from the watchful eyes of the National Security Agency.
Yet in its latest report on surveillance, the government's independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board focused almost exclusively on the rights of people inside the United States. Here are five reasons why the PCLOB should have defended the rights to privacy and free expression for everyone - including the 95 percent:
The United States has been a world leader in promoting and developing the internet. Now it's time to lead the world and ensure the internet remains safe and free.
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There are seven billion people in the world, and 95 percent of them live outside the United States. We know from dozens of revelations from the last year that few, if any, are immune from the watchful eyes of the National Security Agency.
Yet in its latest report on surveillance, the government's independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board focused almost exclusively on the rights of people inside the United States. Here are five reasons why the PCLOB should have defended the rights to privacy and free expression for everyone - including the 95 percent:
The United States has been a world leader in promoting and developing the internet. Now it's time to lead the world and ensure the internet remains safe and free.
There are seven billion people in the world, and 95 percent of them live outside the United States. We know from dozens of revelations from the last year that few, if any, are immune from the watchful eyes of the National Security Agency.
Yet in its latest report on surveillance, the government's independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board focused almost exclusively on the rights of people inside the United States. Here are five reasons why the PCLOB should have defended the rights to privacy and free expression for everyone - including the 95 percent:
The United States has been a world leader in promoting and developing the internet. Now it's time to lead the world and ensure the internet remains safe and free.