Alan Butler Executive Director and President | Official website
More than 20 organizations have expressed their concerns in a letter to top officials, stating that they believe the new definition of an Electronic Communication Service Provider (ECSP) adopted by Congress might allow the National Security Agency (NSA) to compel almost any US business to assist them. The organizations highlighted that all companies today provide some sort of "service" and have access to equipment on which "communications" are stored.
The letter further criticizes the overbroad surveillance authorities, saying, “Deliberately writing overbroad surveillance authorities and trusting that future administrations will decide not to exploit them is a recipe for abuse.” It also asserts that it is entirely unnecessary as the administration can—and should—declassify the fact that the provision is intended to reach data centers.
