Section 702 Surveillance Reauthorization May Get Slipped Into ‘Must-Pass’ NDAA
Congressional leaders are discussing ways to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance, including by attaching it to the National Defense Authorization Act, Capitol Hill […]
Tag: Security / Privacy
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What you look for online is up to you—just make sure no one else is taking a peek.
Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records
The DAS program echoes multiple dragnet surveillance programs dating back decades, including a Drug Enforcement Agency program launched in 1992 that forced […]
The Startup That Transformed the Hack-for-Hire Industry
Plus: The FBI’s baffling inaction on a ransomware group, a massive breach of Danish electric utilities, and more.
US Congress Report Calls for Privacy Reforms After FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’
The FBI and the Biden administration at large have lobbied Congress to reauthorize the 702 program as is, ignoring calls for reform […]
Running Signal Will Soon Cost $50 Million a Year
The encrypted messaging and calling app Signal has become a one-of-a-kind phenomenon in the tech world: It has grown from the preferred […]
A Spy Agency Leaked People’s Data Online—Then the Data Was Stolen
The list of data is long. Names, professions, blood groups, parents’ names, phone numbers, the length of calls, vehicle registrations, passport details, […]
Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program
Dozens of prominent Asian American groups are asking United States lawmakers this morning to hold fast in the face of an anticipated […]
US Privacy Groups Urge Senate Not to Ram Through NSA Spying Powers
Some of the United States’ largest civil liberties groups are urging Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer not to pursue a short-term extension […]
Senate Leaders Plan to Prolong NSA Surveillance Using a Must-Pass Bill
Top senate officials are planning to save the Section 702 surveillance program by attaching it to a crucial piece of legislation. Critics […]