Hi,
Major US cities are burning and Trump is about to pour gas on the fires.
The Trump Administration wants to spy on your internet search and browser
history without a warrant, and Congress is about to facilitate it.^1
But it actually, surprisingly, gets even worse: when Trump refers to
protesters and “antifa” as domestic terrorists, he’s signaling that he
wants the FBI, NSA, and a host of other intelligence agencies to use vast
surveillance powers to target and harass protesters without needing a
warrant.
Congress can stop the Trump administration from invading Americans’
internet privacy in this critical moment, but they need to feel the
pressure from you to stop this from happening.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress to stop Bill Barr and the Trump
administration from spying on our internet browser and search history
without a warrant!
The Trump administration is threatening to use the government’s massive
surveillance powers, like the PATRIOT Act, to spy on Americans without a
warrant. And the implications are terrifying.
Trump has already demonstrated his desire to use “overwhelming military
force” to squash peaceful protests across the country. That coupled with a
massive internet spying dragnet would undermine free speech on the
internet.
The Trump administration has already tried to use surveillance power
against protesters. Back in 2017, Trump’s DOJ attempted to collect the IP
addresses of 1.3 million people who visited an anti-inauguration website.
Clearly, the only privacy Trump is concerned about is his own, and he’s
willing to erode free society to maintain his grip on power.
We must fight back. We nearly won in both the Senate and the House,
rallying bipartisan opposition to handing Trump these spying powers. But
leadership went around that opposition. The House voted to send the
Patriot Act renewal to a conference committee. The Senate hasn’t yet
agreed. If we can get them to oppose that request, we’ll have another shot
at removing these warrantless spying powers.
If we lose this fight, the Trump administration will teeter closer to
authoritarianism while targeting anyone who doesn’t politically support
Trump. It’s time to take action and stand on the right side of history.
[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress to stop Bill Barr and the Trump administration from
spying on our internet browser and search history without a warrant!
Thanks for taking action,
Tihi and the team at Demand Progress
[ [link removed] ]DONATE
Sources:
1. Vice, “Activists Are Trying to Stop the FBI From Snooping on Your Web
History,” [ [link removed] ]May 18, 2020.
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