Tag: Surveillance

"[W]ith great reluctance, I have requested that Chairman Grassley withdraw the ECPA Amendments Act from the markup agenda until such time as we can proceed without risking that this bill actually decrease the privacy of our citizens," said Sen. Mike Lee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP split delays email privacy bill in the Senate

Joel Gehrke · June 9, 2016 11:50 pm

The website, End702.com, is named eponymously for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes two mass surveillance programs known as PRISM and Upstream. (AP Photo)

Civil liberty groups announce new website aimed at ending surveillance law

Rudy Takala · June 6, 2016 11:20 pm

Former Attorney General Eric Holder praised the result of Edward Snowden's decision to leak intelligence information while working as a contractor for the National Security Agency in 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Holder: Snowden performed a ‘public service’

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 30, 2016 2:21 pm

The "Stop Mass Hacking Act," proposed on Thursday by Wyden and a bipartisan group of his colleagues, is aimed chiefly at preventing the FBI from hacking thousands of computers via so-called "botnets" using a single warrant. (iStock photo)

National Security

Nonprofits and trade group support bill to prevent mass hacking by feds

Rudy Takala · May 20, 2016 8:03 pm

"Thus, the FBI neither confirms nor denies the existence of any records." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

National Security

FBI can’t say whether it’s stealing passwords

Rudy Takala · May 12, 2016 10:53 pm

Twitter is working on a policy for cryptocurrency ads following a decision by social media giants Google and Facebook to ban them amid growing fraud concerns.

National Security

Twitter reportedly cuts off intel agencies from surveillance tool

Rudy Takala · May 9, 2016 4:55 pm

The Justice Department defended its decision to keep the memo secret after Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., filed a brief in support of a lawsuit seeking to make the document public. (AP Photo)

Justice rejects Dem effort to declassify surveillance memo

Rudy Takala · May 6, 2016 6:38 pm

Edward Snowden wrote that a "friction" takes form when a person vows loyalty to both the U.S. Constitution and to the federal government. (AP Photo/Charles Platiau)

National Security

Snowden: Government at odds with Constitution

Rudy Takala · May 3, 2016 1:24 pm

A federal judge on Monday dismissed an effort by Twitter to toss out gag orders placed on the company over classified surveillance. (iStock Photo)

National Security

Judge tosses Twitter suit over classified surveillance

Rudy Takala · May 3, 2016 12:30 pm

The court, which handles requests from the National Security Agency and FBI to engage in surveillance, approved all 1,457 requests that it received from those agencies in 2015. (AP Photo)

National Security

Special court approved 100% of surveillance requests in 2015

Rudy Takala · May 2, 2016 5:50 pm

The Federal Trade Commission should stop "creepy" electronic billboards from surreptitiously harvesting cellphone data, Sen. Chuck Schumer said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer takes on ‘creepy’ billboards that spy on drivers

Rudy Takala · May 2, 2016 1:09 pm

Study: Snowden leaks have made web users paranoid about what they browse

National Security

Study: Snowden leaks have made web users paranoid about what they browse

Rudy Takala · April 27, 2016 5:16 pm