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 | Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. |