Privacy Advocate Sees Surveillance Fallout After PCLOB Firings
President Donald Trump’s firings at the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board “opens the door to politically motivated surveillance under the guise of fighting terrorism,” Center for Democracy & Technology Senior Counsel Greg Nojeim said Thursday (see 2501300049).
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The PCLOB dismissals are part of Trump’s strategy to remove independent watchdogs, which includes the dismissal of inspectors general across the government, said Nojeim. The PCLOB’s unique role as an independent agency is critical to protecting individual rights when it comes to national security, he said.