A coalition of civil rights and privacy groups will stage protests on the Fourth of July to protest surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency. The protests come after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked information about widespread NSA surveillance. The lack of transparency about the surveillance programs “undermines the openness of the Internet,” says Free Press CEO Craig Aaron. Organizers of the Restore the Fourth campaign are also planning live protests in dozens of cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington.”]