Teleconference Tomorrow: EFF, ACLU Raise Civil Rights and Liberties Concerns with FAA Funding Bill

["DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>]

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> From: EFF Press <press () eff org>
> Date: September 20, 2018 at 06:51:49 GMT+9
> To: dfarber () me com
> Subject: Teleconference Tomorrow: EFF, ACLU Raise Civil Rights and Liberties Concerns with FAA Funding Bill
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> Tomorrow: ACLU, EFF Raise Civil Rights and Liberties Concerns with FAA Funding Bill
> Teleconference at 3pm ET/12pm PT - RSVP Required to media () aclu org
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> The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will host a press call Thursday at 
> 3pm ET/12pm PT to discuss civil rights and civil liberties issues under consideration for the Federal Aviation 
> Administration funding bill in Congress. The bill is likely to be voted on this month.  
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> Adding the “Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018” to the funding package would grant the Departments of Homeland 
> Security and Justice enormous power to intercept, surveil, seize, and even destroy privately owned drones in a wide 
> array of circumstances without ever once requiring approval from a judge. This provision would grant the Trump 
> administration more surveillance powers and threaten the First Amendment and freedom of the press.
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> The inclusion of the “TSA Modernization Act” would allow officers of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 
> to collect biometrics information — iris scans, face scans, fingerprints, or even DNA — at domestic checkpoints, 
> screening lanes, bag drops, boarding areas, or anywhere else it deems “appropriate” at airports. The provision 
> contains no privacy protections to limit the sharing or use of such information, or even ensure accuracy.
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> WHO:        
> Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU Senior Legislative Counsel
> India McKinney, EFF Legislative Analyst
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> WHEN:
> Thursday, September 20
> 3 pm ET/12pm PT
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> WHERE:    
> Dial-In: 866-519-2796
> Code: 604088
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> RSVP:
> media () aclu org
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