Tell the Federal Communications Commission to Get the Spies Off the Line
Responding to Reports of Telecom Spying, ACLU Launches Nationwide "Don't Spy" Campaign
Phone AdOn Wednesday, the ACLU launched a nationwide initiative to end collusion between telephone companies and the U.S. government in illegal spying on Americans. We're filing coordinated complaints with regulators in 20 states and petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to take immediate action. We also placed full-page advertisements in eight major newspapers.
Thousands of supporters have already responded online by adding their names to our complaints at aclu.org/dontspyonme. Please join in and add your voice. The more names we submit, the greater the pressure we bring to bear on regulators, phone companies and our leaders to do the right thing and protect the private phone records of millions of innocent Americans. The ACLU letter to federal regulators directly refuted the FCC's wrong-headed claim that the sensitivity of all NSA activities make any investigation impossible.
ACLU affiliates in 20 states have filed complaints with Public Utility Commissions or sent letters to state Attorneys General and other officials demanding investigations into whether local telecommunications companies allowed the NSA to spy on their customers. If the sharing is found to be in violation of state law, the ACLU is urging that officials issue "cease-and-desist" orders to the telecommunications companies in their state.
State actions were filed in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Other ACLU affiliates are expected to file additional letters and complaints in the coming weeks.
The ACLU was one of the first organizations to bring a legal challenge when the president's illegal NSA spy program was first revealed last year. On June 12, in Detroit, our ACLU v. NSA lawsuit will have the first ever hearing on the legality of the NSA spying program.
To take action and join our nationally-coordinated multi-state campaign, please go to: http://www.aclu.org/dontspyonme
More information on the case is online at: http://www.aclu.org/nsaspying
It's illegal and un-American for your phone company to hand your call records to the government without a warrant. But that's just what they're doing, violating the privacy and rights of millions of innocent Americans in the process.
The FCC has the authority and the obligation to investigate the NSA spying scandal, despite their wrong-headed refusal to act. Add your name to the public record and support our formal demand using the form below. If you live in a state where we are filing a complaint with local regulators, we will also add your name to our local demand for action.
https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=DTT_FCC_spies_off_line&JServSessionIdr012=app8qd25y1.app26a
Phone AdOn Wednesday, the ACLU launched a nationwide initiative to end collusion between telephone companies and the U.S. government in illegal spying on Americans. We're filing coordinated complaints with regulators in 20 states and petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to take immediate action. We also placed full-page advertisements in eight major newspapers.
Thousands of supporters have already responded online by adding their names to our complaints at aclu.org/dontspyonme. Please join in and add your voice. The more names we submit, the greater the pressure we bring to bear on regulators, phone companies and our leaders to do the right thing and protect the private phone records of millions of innocent Americans. The ACLU letter to federal regulators directly refuted the FCC's wrong-headed claim that the sensitivity of all NSA activities make any investigation impossible.
ACLU affiliates in 20 states have filed complaints with Public Utility Commissions or sent letters to state Attorneys General and other officials demanding investigations into whether local telecommunications companies allowed the NSA to spy on their customers. If the sharing is found to be in violation of state law, the ACLU is urging that officials issue "cease-and-desist" orders to the telecommunications companies in their state.
State actions were filed in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Other ACLU affiliates are expected to file additional letters and complaints in the coming weeks.
The ACLU was one of the first organizations to bring a legal challenge when the president's illegal NSA spy program was first revealed last year. On June 12, in Detroit, our ACLU v. NSA lawsuit will have the first ever hearing on the legality of the NSA spying program.
To take action and join our nationally-coordinated multi-state campaign, please go to: http://www.aclu.org/dontspyonme
More information on the case is online at: http://www.aclu.org/nsaspying
It's illegal and un-American for your phone company to hand your call records to the government without a warrant. But that's just what they're doing, violating the privacy and rights of millions of innocent Americans in the process.
The FCC has the authority and the obligation to investigate the NSA spying scandal, despite their wrong-headed refusal to act. Add your name to the public record and support our formal demand using the form below. If you live in a state where we are filing a complaint with local regulators, we will also add your name to our local demand for action.
https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=DTT_FCC_spies_off_line&JServSessionIdr012=app8qd25y1.app26a
rudkla - 26. Mai, 22:46
