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Hi all,<br>
<br>
At the last minute, the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
Board has <a
href="http://www.regulations.gov/#%21documentDetail;D=PCLOB-2013-0005-0031">extended
their deadline</a> for public comment until <b>September 15th</b>.
This means that I'm going to hold off on submitting the <a
href="http://bestbits.net/pclob/">joint letter</a> that many of
you have signed on to -- the extended deadline gives us a lot more
time to solicit signatories for the letter, prepare a media
strategy, and encourage organizations to submit their own comments
into the proceeding. <br>
<br>
I continue to think this comment process represents one of the best
opportunities for groups and advocates outside the US to make their
opinions heard to the US government on the NSA surveillance
programs. Thanks again to all of you who've taken the time to engage
on this joint letter, and I hope the extended deadline will give
more of you the time to consider commenting!<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Emma<br>
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Emma J. Llansó<br>
Policy Counsel<br>
Center for Democracy & Technology<br>
1634 I Street NW, Suite 1100<br>
Washington, DC 20006<br>
202-407-8818 | <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CenDemTech">@cendemtech</a>
| <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ellanso">@ellanso</a></div>
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