U.S. govt. restricting NSA surveillance as part of Freedom ActJune 3, 2015 - 10:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. will implement harsher restrictions on the legality of government surveillance following the passing of a new Senate bill, Digital Spy reports. The newly-passed USA Freedom Act will essentially end large-scale National Security Agency surveillance of phone data of millions of people living in the country. Key sections of the Patriot Act passed after the 9/11 terror attack will be extended, but the Act does ban the NSA from using mass data-gathering practices like those exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The NSA will now have to gain a federal court order to require phone companies to release potentially-sensitive data from individual suspects. The House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom Act last month, and now it will go to US president Barack Obama following its Senate passing in a 67-32 vote. Obama has indicated that he will sign the Freedom Act into law, in spite of protests from Republican opposition led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Photo: AFP/Getty Images Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |