U.S. technology companies “are lining up” to support the Judicial Redress Act, Tech Crunch reports. The House bill “would allow non-U.S. citizens to seek records U.S. agencies have collected and pursue legal action when such records are disclosed,” the report states, noting it would apply to citizens of “select allied nations, primarily in the European Union.” Support by technology companies shows “the sector’s latest effort to rebuild trust abroad in the wake of Edward Snowden’s disclosures, which revealed many companies were turning over customers’ communications to the U.S. government,” the report states. A group of tech firms wrote that the loss of trust “translated into significant negative commercial consequences for U.S. firms, with global consumers choosing technology solutions from other providers.”
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