Dear Friend of Digital Freedom,

It's been a historic week in the fight against mass surveillance. For the first time since the 1970s, Congress has passed legislation to restrict the NSA's overbroad powers. As EFF supporters, you've played a key role in keeping this debate going—for that we are deeply grateful.

A lot has happened in the last few days and weeks, and it wasn't always clear (even to the lawmakers involved) what was going on. If you'd like to catch up, EFF has put out an explanation and statement on USA Freedom, and what happens next.

The USA Freedom Act shows that the digital rights community has leveled up. We’ve gone from just killing bad bills to passing bills that protect people’s rights.

We’re going to need those skills as we turn to our larger mission: ending overbroad surveillance of our digital lives. EFF has been in legal battles to stop the NSA’s mass Internet surveillance since January 2006. While the USA Freedom Act may have neutered the phone records surveillance program and provided much needed transparency to the secretive FISA Court overseeing the spying, it didn’t solve the broader digital surveillance problem. That’s still firmly on our agenda.

That fight to solve the broader digital surveillance problem is just beginning, and our efforts wouldn't be possible without a strong grassroots community of people willing to go to the mat to defend their privacy rights. Thank you for being there, and we look forward to continuing to fight for you.

Sincerely,

Nadia Kayyali
EFF Activism Team