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The State of Surveillance: 20 Years After the PATRIOT Act

In recognition of the 20th anniversary of enactment of the Patriot Act, the Fourth Amendment Advisory Committee is hosting a panel discussion on the current state of surveillance in the US on Tuesday, 10/26 at 10:30 am. The panel will discuss how surveillance practices have changed over the past 20 years and what's happening now.

Panelists include:

  • Mark Udall, former Colorado Senator and member of SSCI,

  • Bob Goodlatte, former Virginia Representative and Chairman of HJC and Senior Policy Advisor at the Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability,

  • Sandra Fulton, Director of Surveillance and Free Expression Policy at Free Press,

  • Carolyn Iodice, Senior Counsel at Clause 40 Foundation, and

  • Laura Moy, Director of the Communications & Technology Law Clinic, Associate Director of the Center on Privacy & Technology, and Associate Professor of Law at Georgetown Law

  • Sean Vitka, moderator, Senior Policy Counsel at Demand Progress Education Fund

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