The Global Network Initiative (GNI) joined a broad coalition of civil society groups, companies, and trade associations urging the U.S. Senate to oppose a provision in the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2017 (Act, S. 3017) that would bar the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) from considering the privacy and civil liberties interests of anyone but citizens and lawful permanent residents of the U.S. (U.S. persons).

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