Since Edward Snowden leaked the first classified intelligence document in June of 2013, over a dozen bills have been proposed to rein in government surveillance. Some have taken on single issues, like requesting details about violations of privacy laws. Others are omnibus proposals meant to close as many surveillance loopholes as possible. But as of yesterday, reformers are pinning their hopes on a single bill: the USA Freedom Act, only one step away from passing the House of Representatives.
The USA Freedom Act, brought by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), focuses on the most notorious government surveillance program: the NSA’s mass collection of phone call records, which it stores for up to five years. The program was justified under an...
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