The NSA intercepts and copies private communications in bulk while they are in transit, and then searches their contents using tens of thousands of keywords associated with NSA targets. With the help of companies like Verizon and AT&T, the NSA has installed surveillance devices on the internet “backbone” – the network of high-capacity cables, switches, and routers across which Internet traffic travels. Upstream surveillance, which the government claims is authorized by the Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act, is designed to ensnare all of Americans’ international communications, including emails, web-browsing content, and search engine queries. Upstream surveillance hinders the plaintiffs’ ability to ensure the basic confidentiality of their communications with crucial contacts abroad – among them journalists, colleagues, clients, victims of human rights abuses, and the tens of millions of people who read and edit Wikipedia pages. These plaintiffs’ sensitive communications have been copied, searched, and likely retained by the NSA. The original plaintiffs in the lawsuit included: Wikimedia Foundation, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA, PEN American Center, Global Fund for Women, The Nation Magazine, The Rutherford Institute, and The Washington Office on Latin America. We appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which in May 2017 unanimously reversed a part of the lower court’s dismissal, ruling that Wikimedia has standing to pursue its challenge. The district court dismissed the case in October 2015, concluding that the plaintiffs lacked “standing” to sue because they had not sufficiently alleged that their communications had been intercepted. The ACLU’s lawsuit was brought on behalf of nearly a dozen educational, legal, human rights, and media organizations that collectively engage in trillions of sensitive Internet communications and have been harmed by Upstream surveillance. government monitors almost all international – and many domestic – text-based communications. At issue is the NSA’s “Upstream” surveillance, through which the U.S. If you value what you get from Berkeleyside, please join us with a tax-deductible donation so we can continue doing the local reporting that matters to you.In March 2015, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the NSA’s mass interception and searching of Americans’ international Internet communications. The reporters and editors at Berkeleyside are dedicated to covering our city and providing you with the information you need to be an informed citizen. As of today, over $11,000 of a $15,000 goal has been raised to cover expenses.įeatured photo of the Nooksack River: Andrew Enns/Wikimedia Commons Before you go… Can you help us make a difference? July 2 update: A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family survivors, Tae Coleman, and her daughter. She said the drowning was listed as an accident. Authorities said both were wearing wetsuits, helmets and lifejackets.ĭebbie Hollis, operations manager with the county medical examiner’s office, said the cause of death for both was freshwater drowning and hypothermia. The following day, Coleman was found around 3:45 p.m. The body of the 10-year-old was located around 7:30 p.m.
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