Mozilla, Twitter among others vouch for prohibition of warrantless collection of internet data

A group of seven internet companies have written to the United States House of Representatives urging them to address the issue of warrantless collection of internet search and browsing history.

Mozilla, Engine, Reddit, Reform Government Surveillance, Twitter, i2Coalition, and Patreon have written to the House of Representatives to consider the issue and prohibit the warrantless collection of such data when they consider the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 this week.

“We urge you to explicitly prohibit the warrantless collection of internet search and browsing history when you consider the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6172) next week. As leading internet businesses and organizations, we believe privacy and security are essential to our economy, our businesses, and the continued growth of the free and open internet,” the letter read.