Biden not asking for more cybersurveillance power ‘at this time’

Published March 12, 2021 9:32pm ET



President Biden is not planning to launch any new surveillance initiatives overseeing American companies in response to a series of cybersecurity disasters “at this time.”

“We’re not looking at additional authorities for any government agencies to do additional monitoring in the U.S. at this time,” a senior administration official told reporters Friday.

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