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The roundtable of technology executives discussing surveillance last...

The roundtable of technology executives discussing surveillance last week (CD Oct 9 p16) made “loud and clear” calls for action on surveillance overhaul, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said in a statement Friday. “When the Senate returns next…

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month, it must swiftly take up and pass the USA FREEDOM Act. There is no excuse for inaction, as the important reforms in this bipartisan bill are strongly supported by the technology industry, the privacy and civil liberties community, and national security professionals in the intelligence community.” Leahy has called repeatedly for Senate action since introducing his modified version of the USA Freedom Act (S-2685) earlier this year, which is different from a version the House passed.