Tag: congress
The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
The ability of the United States to intercept and store Americans’ text messages, calls, and emails in pursuit of foreign intelligence was not...
The Houses Passes a TikTok Ban Bill That’s on the Fast...
A TikTok ban is back on the table after the House approved a new bill on Saturday addressing the issues that stalled it...
Big Tech Squares Off Against US Spies
A trade organization representing some of the world’s largest information technology companies—Google, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft among them—say its members are voicing strong...
US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call...
The United States Senate is poised to vote on legislation this week that, for the next two years at least, could dramatically expand...
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, false starts,...
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, raising...
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 new...
A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC’s Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?
Despite not holding a senior position, Goziker claims that his main job at TikTok was âoverseeingâ Project Texas to ensure the social media...