Is the NSA Still Listening to Your Phone Calls? - A Surveillance Debate

Engage in a thought-provoking debate on NSA surveillance practices and recent legislative reforms in this 52-minute conference talk from Black Hat 2014. Explore the controversial Section 215 of the Patriot Act and its impact on the collection of Americans' personal data, including phone calls, emails, and online activities. Analyze the significance of Congress's first attempt since the 1970s to curtail NSA surveillance powers, and evaluate the effectiveness of these reforms. Listen as former House Intelligence Committee Senior Counsel Jamil Jaffer and Electronic Frontier Foundation representative Mark Jaycox discuss the implications of these changes, questioning whether they truly address privacy concerns or merely scratch the surface of a complex issue.