House Panel Probes Government Surveillance and Privacy Rights

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance holds a hearing titled “A Continued Pattern of Government Surveillance of U.S. Citizens” at 10 a.m. ET on April 8. The panel examines surveillance practices, data purchases, and privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment.

Witnesses include Gene Schaerr, general counsel for the Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability; Phil Kiko, principal at Williams and Jensen; James Czerniawski, senior policy analyst for Americans for Prosperity; and Kia Hamadanchy, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union.