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A Trump Win Could Unleash Dangerous AI

October 21, 2024 0 Comments politics / global elections, politics / policy, Security, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0000

Donald Trump’s opposition to “woke” safety standards for artificial intelligence would likely mean the dismantling of regulations that protect Americans from misinformation, discrimination, and worse.

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Surprise! The Latest ‘Comprehensive’ US Privacy Bill Is Doomed

July 8, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:55:24 +0000

Gutted of civil rights protections by Democrats to woo pro-business Republicans, the American Privacy Rights Act was pulled from a key congressional hearing—and appears unlikely to receive a full vote.

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Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers

May 15, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 16:16:58 +0000

A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.

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The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers

April 23, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:59:38 +0000

Over the weekend, President Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US.

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Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants

April 18, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:11:29 +0000

One of Silicon Valley’s most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration–backed expansion of a major US surveillance program.

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US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’

April 17, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:02:58 +0000

A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.

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House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program

April 16, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:30:44 +0000

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans’ information.

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Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program

April 15, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, politics / politics news, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:15:05 +0000

An attempt to reauthorize Section 702, the so-called crown jewel of US spy powers, failed for a third time in the House of Representatives after former president Donald Trump criticized the law.

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Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program

April 15, 2024 0 Comments politics / policy, politics / politics news, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:15:05 +0000

An attempt to reauthorize Section 702, the so-called crown jewel of US spy powers, failed for a third time in the House of Representatives after former president Donald Trump criticized the law.

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Section 702: The Future of the Biggest US Spy Program Hangs in the Balance

April 15, 2024 0 Comments politics, politics / policy, Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy


The US Congress will this week decide the fate of Section 702, a major surveillance program that will soon expire if lawmakers do not act. WIRED is tracking the major developments as they unfold.

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