Mass surveillance threatens reporting that relies on confidential sources [telecom]
RCFP is arguing for the reversal of a district court decision in a case challenging mass surveillance by NSA.
By BASMA HUMADI
Digital illustration of a laptop with a watchful eye on the screen. Taken from Flickr. Government mass surveillance can chill or com- promise newsgathering that relies on confidential reporter-source communications, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press told the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit earlier this month when urging it to reverse a California district court's order dismissing the case in Jewel v. National Security Agency.
Posted 5 years ago by Bill Horne in General Telecommunications Forum
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