{"id":45633,"date":"2019-04-25T07:42:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T12:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=45633"},"modified":"2019-04-25T07:42:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T12:42:21","slug":"she-wrote-the-patriot-act-her-next-job-is-with-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=45633","title":{"rendered":"She Wrote The Patriot Act. Her Next Job Is With Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-04-24\/she-wrote-patriot-act-her-next-job-facebook\">She Wrote The Patriot Act. Her Next Job Is With Facebook<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2019\/04\/newstead-and-pinette-join-facebook\/\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;Monday that Jennifer Newstead, a Trump appointee who served in the Department of Justice (DoJ) under President Bush, will join the social media company as General Counsel, supervising its global legal functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/Jennifer%20Newstead.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Newstead replaces Colin Stretch, who announced in 3Q18 that he will exit. Stretch will remain with Facebook through the transition phase, expected to be completed in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Jennifer is a seasoned leader whose global perspective and experience will help us fulfill our mission,&#8221; said Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook\u2019s Chief Operating Officer. &#8220;We are also truly grateful to Colin for his dedicated leadership and wise counsel over the past nine years. He has played a crucial role in some of our most important projects and has created a strong foundation for Jennifer to build upon.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Newstead brings a terrifying history of lobbying and legislating for an Orwellian style of mass electronic surveillance of Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/1984_2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/440085-facebook-taps-lawyer-who-helped-write-patriot-act\">The Hill<\/a>&nbsp;explains she was credited with writing the controversial 2001 Patriot Act, a piece of legislation that stripped Americans of their First and Fourth Amendments in the name of fighting the War on Terror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a 2002 statement, Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh described Newstead&#8217;s role in drafting the Patriot Act: &#8220;Her enhanced leadership duties and her excellent service on a range of issues \u2014 including helping craft the new U.S.A. Patriot Act to protect the United States against terror \u2014 have earned her this important distinction. She is first among equals.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congress enacted the Patriot Act in the wake of September 11, 2001 attacks, the Act expanded the scope of the government\u2019s surveillance powers to investigate terrorism, organized crime, and drug trafficking. It allowed government investigators to use roving wiretaps and the ability to collect telephone records from US carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/patriot%20act.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/patriot%20act.jpg?itok=AWmmlFLu\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She Wrote The Patriot Act. Her Next Job Is With Facebook Facebook&nbsp;announced&nbsp;Monday that Jennifer Newstead, a Trump appointee who served in the Department of Justice (DoJ) under President Bush, will join the social media company as General Counsel, supervising its global legal functions. Newstead replaces Colin Stretch, who announced in 3Q18 that he will exit. 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