US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
The United States Senate is poised to vote on legislation this week that, for the next two years at least, could dramatically […]
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House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program
A controversial US wiretap program days from expiration cleared a major hurdle on its way to being reauthorized. After months of delays, […]
Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program
For the third time since December, House Speaker Mike Johnson has failed to wrangle support for reauthorizing a critical US surveillance program, […]
Section 702: The Future of the Biggest US Spy Program Hangs in the Balance
In the wake of 9/11, US president George W. Bush authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to eavesdrop on Americans without court-approved […]
A Breakthrough Online Privacy Proposal Hits Congress
Congress may be closer than ever to passing a comprehensive data privacy framework after key House and Senate committee leaders released a […]
Sinking Section 702 Wiretap Program Offered One Last Lifeboat
A bill introduced by senators Dick Durbin and Mike Lee to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program is the fifth introduced in […]
The ‘Emergency Powers’ Risk of a Second Trump Presidency
Donald Trump appears to dream of being an American authoritarian should he return to office. The former US president, who on Tuesday […]
US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying
The second slide in Turner’s presentation featured the tweet by Foldi, which likewise references a march on Schumer’s home. That protest, however, […]
Biden Executive Order Bans Sale of US Data to China, Russia. Good Luck
US president Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday aimed at preventing a handful of countries, including China, North Korea, […]
How a Right-Wing Controversy Could Sabotage US Election Security
It remains unclear how many of Warner’s colleagues agree with him. But when WIRED surveyed the other 23 Republican secretaries who oversee […]