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PROJECT FOR PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ACCOUNTABILITY

​PPSA is a nonpartisan group of U.S. citizens who advocate for greater protection of our privacy and civil liberties in government surveillance programs. 
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BREAKING NEWS:

The U.S. Supreme Court just scheduled oral arguments on March 24 for Caniglia v. Strom, which considers whether the police may enter a home without a warrant in a “community-caretaking capacity.” If the plaintiff loses, not only will the police be able to search your home without a warrant, the path will be clear to review the contents of your iPhone and other digital devices.
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​Our mission is to advocate in the public arena and before Congress for guidelines and audits to hold these secret programs accountable to constitutional and statutory protections.

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The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution affirms our right to be secure in our “persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.” 

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ISSUE SPOTLIGHT

Unmasking

When American citizens get caught up in foreign surveillance, intelligence agencies and powerful public officials can “unmask” their identities, supposedly on strict need-to-know rules. 

​Recent high-profile controversies and multiple investigations reveal a potential to use unmasking to conduct political surveillance against political rivals. Such unmasking continues to risk sharply. 
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Parallel Construction 

FISA exists to enable the U.S. government to conduct counterintelligence and counter-terrorism operations legally. When other criminal activity is incidentally discovered, it can be noted and passed on to the appropriate authorities. But FISA was never meant to be a treasure trove for traditional law enforcement agencies, a massive database of intercepts from foreign communications and international telephone records that is used to investigate and prosecute U.S. citizens on matters unrelated to national security. 
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