CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings June 6, 2014
The bulk metadata. To be clear, the president called for this transition not because the program was illegal or was being abused, but rather to give the public greater confidence that their privacy is being appropriately protected while maintaining the tools that our intelligence and Law Enforcement agencies need. The bill would also provide Greater Transparency to the public concerning intelligence activities and authorize the Surveillance Court to appoint independent amicus so alternative views could be heard. Mentioned, hr 3361 establishes a new mechanism under section 215 that permits the ...