Surveillance Reform Movement Rallies Ahead Of June 1 Deadline

http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/08/surveillance-reform-movement-rallies-ahead-of-june-1-deadline/


Playing off Oliver’s hilarious skit, one privacy activist built cantheyseemydick.com, which breaks down how each NSA program could be used to access private communications. Despite its flippant tone, the website offers simple explanations of complex programs that are difficult to understand.


On a more serious note, a new coalition of privacy groups led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today launched the Fight 215 campaign calling for an end to the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records.


EFF activist Nadia Kayyali told TechCrunch the organizations launched the campaign today because of the impending deadline, but they were very excited about the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver skit and the attention it has already brought to surveillance reform.


With this campaign, the privacy advocates have taken a direct stance, end the bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records.