The Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) is a public advocacy organization focused on protecting Americans’ constitutional rights against government overreach in surveillance and intelligence activities. It works in the public arena and before Congress to promote transparency, oversight, and reforms to federal surveillance programs, particularly those conducted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). PPSA engages in litigation, policy analysis, congressional testimony, public education, and coalition-building to advance stronger privacy protections.
Surveillance reform, FISA Section 702 reauthorization and oversight, Fourth Amendment protections, intelligence community transparency, limits on warrantless data collection, government accountability, and privacy safeguards in emerging technologies.
Primarily supported by private donations and philanthropic contributions; specific major funders are not publicly disclosed.
Senior Policy Advisors have included former House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and former U.S. Senator Mark Udall; General Counsel Gene Schaerr has represented the organization in congressional testimony and litigation.
Non-profit organization
