You are being watched. This is not conspiratorial thinking. From your movements to your email, your social media posts to your search history, the government's mass surveillance apparatus has its eyes on you from every angle. Nearly all of this happens without a warrant.
The surveillance state has been growing for decades, under the direction of both Democratic and Republican administrations. And with the introduction of AI being added to the mix, things are on track to get worse — exponentially worse. AI is supercharging the government’s capabilities, making it extraordinarily easy for it to track and profile you without your knowledge.
Your privacy is under serious threat.
POGO has long been advocating for and advancing reform to put guardrails on the surveillance state. So you can go where you want, speak to whom you want, think and read and believe what you want, without the fear of being watched.
Confirmation proceedings for President Trump’s national intelligence chief pick, Jay Clayton, are happening in the Senate tomorrow. After the expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act a few weeks ago, the future of surveillance law is in the balance. The confirmation hearing is a critical opportunity for us to hear directly from Clayton and to set the tone for what comes next.
POGO is urging your senators to push for answers on Clayton’s plans for closing the backdoor search loophole and the data broker loophole — two major ways the government spies on Americans. Clayton must commit to defending the privacy rights enshrined in the Constitution. We expect any intelligence chief to make that promise to the people.
Clayton is up for a powerful position. The decisions he makes will affect your life. It is crucial that he is thoroughly vetted by your representatives.
There is no democracy without privacy. Right now, we have the momentum and the bipartisan support to change course and get off the dangerous road we’ve been heading down for far too long.
Thank you for fighting to safeguard privacy.
— POGO
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