Privacy

AALL believes that the government has a responsibility to protect the privacy of library users, including the confidentiality of library circulation and research records.

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Current Federal Legislation:

113th Congress Bill Chart

Issue Briefs and Reports

Advocacy One-Pager, "Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2013" (04/12/13)
Advocacy One-Pager, "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act" (03/27/13)
Advocacy One-Pager, "USA PATRIOT Act- Section 215" (02/16/12)
Advocacy One-Pager, "National Security Letters" (11/12/11)

Formal Statements

Letter to Members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, "To ask the PCLOB to urge the administration to make public information about the legal authorities for government surveillance of Americans" (06/19/13)
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Grassley, "To express our support for Chairman Leahy’s and Sen. Lee’s ECPA Amendments Act, S. 607" (04/22/13)
Letter to House, "To express our continued opposition to CISPA following its markup by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)" (04/15/13)
Letter to House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. "To urge you to open the markup of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), HR 624, scheduled for the week of April 8th" (04/03/13)
Letter to Michael Daniel, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, "To encourage the White House to renew its promise to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)" (03/19/13)
Letter to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, "To let you know about our grave concerns with HR 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)" (03/11/13)
Letter to Senate, "To share our concern about the reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act and the dwindling time remaining to have a meaningful debate and amendment process before your target adjournment at the end of next week" (12/13/12)
Letter to Senate, "To urge a “no” vote on S. 3276, the FAA Sunsets Extension Act of 2012, which would extend the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) until June 1, 2017" (11/30/12)
Letter to House, "In opposition of H.R. 5949, the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012" (09/11/12)
Letter to House Judiciary Committee, "To express concerns about the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA)" (06/11/12)
Letter to Senate, "To express concerns with provisions of the SECURE IT Act, S. 2151, that allow companies to share sensitive information with the government without sufficient privacy safeguards or oversight" (05/14/12)
Letter to Senate, "In opposition to the FOIA exemption in the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 2105, and the Secure IT Act, S. 2151" (05/14/12)
Letter to House, "To urge Representatives to vote ‘no’ on H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA) despite amendments" (04/26/12)
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership, "In support of the confirmation hearing of President Obama’s nominees to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)" (04/17/12)
Letter to House, "In opposition to the FOIA provision in the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, HR 3523" (04/16/12)
Letter to House, "To urge Representatives to vote ‘no’ on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, H.R. 3523" (04/16/12)
Letter to Rep. Mary Bono Mack, "To express concerns with the provisions of the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act (SECURE IT), HR 4263, that create unnecessary exemptions to FOIA" (04/02/12)
Letter to Sen. John McCain, "To express concerns with provisions of the SECURE IT Act, S. 2151, that create unnecessary exemptions to FOIA" (03/12/12)
Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership, "To urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold confirmation hearings on President Obama’s nominees to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)" (03/13/12)
Letter to President Obama, Secretary Napolitano, Attorney General Holder, and Director Clapper, "To express our concern over the lack of nominations to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)" (08/25/11)
Letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy, "In support of the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011, S. 193" (02/14/11)

Miscellaneous

Library Bill of Rights
Privacy Coalition (external link)

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