Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the powerful chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and other lawmakers today introduced legislation they say would provide more accountability and oversight of laws bolstering recently disclosed surveillance programs.. The proposal is not designed to halt the spying disclosed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . Recent reforms aim to enhance transparency in light of the revelations about NSA's monitoring activities disclosed by Edward Snowden.. NSA Accountability, Oversight Legislation, Privacy Protection, Legislative Proposals. . Alex
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