TechFestNW: Sen. Wyden vows to fight for privacy

Portland Business Journal:

Oregon’s senior Senator Ron Wyden was on hand at TechFestNW with a message for Oregonians: National security is not mutually exclusive with privacy and innovation, and he is fighting to ensure that American laws are updated to reflect the new technological reality.

Wyden, who is a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has been a vocal critic of government surveillance activities. He is also working on legislation to ensure that civil liberties and privacy rights of Americans are…

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