EPIC Alert 20.13
======================================================================= E P I C A l e r t ======================================================================= Volume 20.13 July 2, 2013 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Washington, DC http://www.epic.org/alert/epic_alert_20.13.html "Defend Privacy. Support EPIC." http://epic.org/donate ======================================================================== TAKE ACTION: Sign EPIC's Petition Against NSA Domestic Surveillance ======================================================================== [1] SIGN EPIC's Petition to the NSA [2] SHARE EPIC's Petition via Email, Mailing Lists [3] POST EPIC's Petition on Facebook, Social Media [4] LEARN More about the NSA's Domestic Surveillance Programs [5] SUPPORT EPIC ======================================================================== [1] SIGN EPIC's Petition to the NSA ======================================================================== "the right of the people . . . to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." - First Amendment, United States Constitution EPIC's campaign to promote a public rulemaking on the NSA domestic surveillance program is underway. EPIC will be posting updates and new signatories weekly. Below is the text of EPIC's petition to the NSA. Please sign at http://epic.org/NSApetition or send email to nsapetition@epic.org with the subject header: "I support EPIC's Petition to the NSA". "Dear General Alexander and Secretary Hagel: The undersigned individuals and organizations, concerned about the rule of law and the protection of Constitutional freedoms, hereby petition the National Security Agency to conduct a public rulemaking on the agency's monitoring and collection of communications traffic within the United States. 5 U.S.C. § 553(e). We believe that the NSA's collection of domestic communications contravenes the First and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and violates several federal privacy laws, including the Privacy Act of 1974, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as amended. The NSA's collection of solely domestic communications, which has been acknowledged by the President, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also constitutes a legislative rule that "substantively affects the public to a degree sufficient to implicate the policy interests animating notice-and-comment rulemaking" under the Administrative Procedure Act. EPIC v. DHS, 653 F.3d 1, 6 (D.C. Cir. 2011). Accordingly, the NSA's collection of domestic communications, absent the opportunity for public comment, is unlawful. We hereby petition the National Security Agency, a component of the Department of Defense, for relief. We ask the NSA to immediately suspend collection of solely domestic communications pending the completion of a public rulemaking as required by law. We intend to renew our request each week until we receive your response. Sincerely, Marc Rotenberg Dr. Alessandro Acquisti James Bamford Grayson Barber Professor Ann Bartow Professor Colin Bennett Professor Christine Borgman Professor Julie E. Cohen Dr. Danah Boyd Simon Davies Dr. Whitfield Diffie Dr. Cynthia Dwork Professor David Farber Addison Fischer Professor David Flaherty Professor Michael Froomkin Professor Urs Gasser Deborah Hurley Professor Jerry Kang Sheila Kaplan Professor Ian Kerr Rebecca MacKinnon Mary Minow Dr. Pablo Molina Dr. Peter G. Neumann Professor Helen Nissenbaum Ray Ozzie Deborah C. Peel, MD Chip Pitts Professor Anita Ramasastry Professor Ronald Rivest Professor Pam Samuelson Bruce Schneier Dr. Barbara Simons Edward G. Viltz For More Information: EPIC: Rulemaking Petition to the NSA http://epic.org/NSApetition FISC: Order Permitting NSA Phone Surveillance (Apr. 23, 2013) http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/Section-215-Order-to-Verizon.pdf EPIC: NSA - Verizon Phone Record Monitoring http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/verizon/default.html EPIC: The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) http://epic.org/open_gov/Administrative-Procedure-Act.html ======================================================================== [2] SHARE EPIC's Petition via Email, Mailing Lists ======================================================================== EPIC's petition benefits from having as many signatories as possible. Please email and share widely on private lists: http://epic.org/NSApetition nsapetition@epic.org ======================================================================== [3] POST EPIC's Petition on Facebook, Social Media ======================================================================== EPIC will be posting the NSA petition on its Facebook page and Twitter feed. Please help get the message out by posting to your own Facebook page, Twitter feed, and Tumblr or other social media accounts: http://epic.org/NSApetition nsapetition@epic.org ======================================================================== [4] LEARN More about Domestic Surveillance ======================================================================== Stay informed with EPIC's pages on current revelations about the federal government's domestic surveillance programs and the history of domestic surveillance since 9/11: EPIC: Amicus Brief in Clapper v. Amnesty International (Sept. 24, 2012) http://www.epic.org/amicus/fisa/clapper/EPIC-Amicus-Brief.pdf EPIC: Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on the FISA Amendments Act (May 31, 2012) http://epic.org/redirect/073012-epic-fisa-testimony.html EPIC: Testimony before the 9/11 Commission on "Security and Liberty: Protecting Privacy, Preventing Terrorism" (Dec. 8, 2003) http://http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/911commtest.pdf Marc Rotenberg Op-Ed.: "It Is Time to Return to Oversight of Surveillance Authority." The Washington Post, June 12, 2013. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/it-is-time-to-return-to- oversight-of-surveillance-authority/2013/06/12/522fe660-d217- 11e2-9577-df9f1c3348f5_story.html FISC: Order Permitting NSA Phone Surveillance (Apr. 23, 2013) http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/Section-215-Order-to-Verizon.pdf EPIC: NSA - Verizon Phone Record Monitoring http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/verizon/default.html EPIC: The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) http://epic.org/open_gov/Administrative-Procedure-Act.html NSA: Minimization Procedures in Foreign Intelligence (Jul. 28, 2009) http://epic.org/redirect/062613-nsa-minimization.html NSA: Procedures for Targeting Non-US Persons (July 28, 2009) http://epic.org/redirect/062613-nsa-targeting.html EPIC: Letter to FCC re: NSA Surveillance (Jun. 11, 2013) http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/EPIC-FCC-re-Verizon.pdf FISA: Verizon Order (Apr. 23, 2013) http://epic.org/privacy/nsa/Section-215-Order-to-Verizon.pdf EPIC: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/fisa/ EPIC: Clapper v. Amnesty Int'l http://epic.org/amicus/fisa/clapper/ EPIC: USA PATRIOT Act http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/ ======================================================================== [5] SUPPORT EPIC ======================================================================== EPIC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We have no clients, no customers, and no shareholders. More than ever, we need your support: http://epic.org/donate ======================================================================== [6] EPIC in the News ======================================================================== "Your child's data is stored in the cloud [video]." CNN Money, June 28, 2013. http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/28/technology/innovation/inbloom/ index.html?iid=HP_LN "FTC's 'Reclaim Your Name' alone won't rein in data brokers, experts say." CSO Online, June 28, 2013. http://www.csoonline.com/article/735616/ftc-s-reclaim-your-name- alone-won-t-rein-in-data-brokers-experts-say Opinion: "When Big Brother Meets Big Data." The Huffington Post, June 27, 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-rush-holt/government- surveillance-supercomputers_b_3510905.html "FTC’s Data Privacy Expectations Could Be Clearer, Panelists Say." MainJustice.com, June 26, 2013. http://www.mainjustice.com/2013/06/26/ftcs-data-privacy- expectations-could-be-clearer-panelists-say/ "Tech companies fret over loss of consumers' trust after NSA revelations." The Hill, June 24, 2013. http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/307183-tech- companies-fret-over-loss-of-consumers-trust#ixzz2XLrdhSJV "Obama Meets with privacy watchdog panel . . . in private." The Washington Times, June 23, 2013. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/23/obama-meets-privacy- watchdog-panel-private/?utm_source=RSS_Feed "EPIC publishes comments on DHS biometric border management." Biometric Update, June 21, 2013. http://www.biometricupdate.com/201306/epic-publishes-comments-on- dhs-biometric-border-management/ Opinion: "BOVARD: Transportation security doesn't include the freedom to molest." The Washington Times, June 20, 2013. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/20/transportation- security-doesnt-include-the-freedom/ "FBI director confirms limited drone use in U.S." Constitution Daily, June 19, 2013. http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2013/06/fbi-director-confirms- limited-drone-use-in-u-s/ "Tech companies jockey to seem the most transparent." CNN, June 18, 2013. http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/18/tech/web/tech-companies-data- transparent "Yahoo releases number of data requests, calls for transparency." The Christian Science Monitor, June 18, 2013. http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/0618/Yahoo-releases- number-of-data-requests-calls-for-transparency "FBI Driver's License Photo Searches Raise Privacy Questions." Information Week Security, June 18, 2013. http://www.informationweek.com/security/privacy/fbi-drivers- license-photo-searches-raise/240156871 "More Data on Privacy, but Picture Is No Clearer." The New York Times, June 17, 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/technology/more-data-on-privacy- but-picture-is-no-clearer.html?_r=0 "Body scanner ruling could squelch NSA domestic spying." CNet, June 17, 2013. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57589640-38/body-scanner-ruling- could-squelch-nsa-domestic-spying/ Marc Rotenberg Op-Ed.: "It Is Time to Return to Oversight of Surveillance Authority." The Washington Post, June 12, 2013. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/it-is-time-to-return-to- oversight-of-surveillance-authority/2013/06/12/522fe660-d217- 11e2-9577-df9f1c3348f5_story.html For More EPIC in the News: http://epic.org/news/epic_in_news.html ======================================================================= Join EPIC on Facebook and Twitter ======================================================================= Join the Electronic Privacy Information Center on Facebook and Twitter: http://facebook.com/epicprivacy http://epic.org/facebook http://twitter.com/epicprivacy Join us on Twitter for #privchat, Tuesdays, 11:00am ET. Start a discussion on privacy. Let us know your thoughts. Stay up to date with EPIC's events. 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