改革**监察，一个由主要科技公司组成的联盟，一直在推动提高透明度和加强对情报界的限制，对众议院最近通过的监察妥协法案感到失望。苹果、谷歌、雅虎、推特、微软、Facebook、Dropbox、AOL和LinkedIn的首席执行官在纪念爱德华•斯诺登（Edward Snowden）首次泄密一周年的***中敦促参议院通过一份更强有力的《美国自由法》（USA Freedom Act），恢复在白宫和情报界压力下被删除的条款。

In the next few weeks, the Senate has the opportunity to dem***trate leadership and pass a version of the USA Freedom Act that would help restore the confidence of internet users here and around the world,while keeping citizens safe.

Unfortunately, the version that just passed the House of Representatives could permit bulk collection of internet "metadata" (e.g. who you email and who emails you), something that the Administration and Congress said they intended to end. Moreover, while the House bill permits some transparency, it is critical to our customers that the bill allow companies to provide even greater detail about the number and type of government requests they receive for customer information.

It is in the best interest of the United States to resolve these issues. Confidence in the internet, both in the US and internationally, has been badly damaged over the last year. It is time for action. As the Senate takes up this important legislation, we urge you to ensure that US surveillance efforts are clearly restricted by law, proportionate to the risks, transparent, and subject to independent oversight.

改革**监察联盟是在美国监视被曝光后成立的，但其范围内包括全球改革，自去年年底开始运作。其成员公司包括许多与****局的互联网数据收集计划有关的公司；谷歌和雅虎据称已经被该机构窃听了他们的网络。他们花了将近一年时间支持立法，还游说奥巴马**提高透明度，认为通过不允许他们透露他们收到多少请求的真实数字，情报界已经使一个有限的项目看起来比生活更大。他们的成功有限，包括一项允许他们在广泛“乐队”中发布信息的协议

今年早些时候，国会的改革似乎势头稳定，众议员吉姆·森森布伦纳（jimsensenbrenner）和参议员帕特里克·莱希（patrickleahy）带头限制****局的电话和互联网记录收集。但一对突然达成的修正案却使众议院版本的《美国自由法》取消了重要的限制、定义和透明度条款。莱希承诺在参议院法案中保留这些条款，但他和科技游说团（科技游说团为****局的监控提供了最明显的企业反对意见）将与参议院和奥巴马**中的不同声音保持一致。