Following a push from Representatives Justin Amash and Thomas Massie, the House of Representatives has passed an amendment to stop at least some of the surveillance programs at the National Security Agency. On Monday, Amash said the bill was a chance to stop the security agency's "unconstitutional spying on Americans." The backdoor searches that the amendment would stop includes emails, browsing and chat history, which can currently be parsed and searched without a warrant. The amendment would curb this in two ways: it would stop the search of government databases for information on US citizens while also stopping both the NSA and CIA from requiring 'backdoors' into online services and products. It's not a done deal just yet: now that it's passed the House, it needs to go through the senate before it becomes a reality.
Massie amendment to stop unconstitutional #NSA backdoor searches passes 293-123-1.
- Justin Amash (@repjustinamash) June 20, 2014 Filed under: Internet
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