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Article: EFF Applauds House Passage of Surveillance Bill with No Telecom Immunity
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- March 14, 2008
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued the following news release:
This morning the House of Representatives passed a compromise surveillance bill that does not include retroactive immunity for phone companies alleged to have assisted in the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program. The bill would allow lawsuits like the Electronic Frontier Foundation's case against AT&T to proceed while providing specific security procedures allowing the telecom giants to defend themselves in court.
The House bill succeeded 213 to 197 despite the president's threat to veto any bill that does not include immunity.
"We applaud the House for refusing to grant amnesty to lawbreaking telecoms, and for ...
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