EFF calls this bill "a real first step because it creates meaningful change to NSA surveillance right now, while paving the way for the public to get more information about what the NSA is doing." They've got a quick analysis of what it does and doesn't do is at [1]
Marcy Wheeler sees it as an improvement over the bill the House passed (which isn't hard) but isn't sure it's an improvement over the status quo. See [2] and [3] for her concerns
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EFF calls this bill "a real first step because it creates meaningful change to NSA surveillance right now, while paving the way for the public to get more information about what the NSA is doing." They've got a quick analysis of what it does and doesn't do is at [1]
Marcy Wheeler sees it as an improvement over the bill the House passed (which isn't hard) but isn't sure it's an improvement over the status quo. See [2] and [3] for her concerns
[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/new-senate-usa-freedom...
[2] http://www.emptywheel.net/2014/07/29/leahy-freedom-act-permi...
[3] http://www.emptywheel.net/2014/07/29/leahy-usa-freedoms-bulk...