Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Seeking NSA Reform Could Use the Patriot Act as Leverage
Stinging from defeat, some privacy advocates want to let parts of the Patriot Act sunset next year. But not everyone is ready to take the plunge.
Digital Government
CIA’s Official Book Reviewer Unimpressed with Tomes on Snowden
The spy agency describes Glenn Greenwald’s recent book as full of “bitter ad hominem rationale.”
Digital Government
Ted Cruz’s Plan for Internet Freedom? A Permanent Internet Tax Ban
The legislation would hurt his home state’s bottom line.
Cybersecurity
Parsing Rand Paul’s ‘No’ Vote on NSA Reform
The libertarian says his opposition to a Senate bill protected Americans’ privacy. Privacy advocates disagree.
Digital Government
Senate Vote to Rein in NSA Spying Falls Short
The defeat marks an abrupt setback for the post-Snowden movement to curb U.S. spying practices.
Cybersecurity
White House ‘Strongly Supports’ Bill to Curb NSA Phone-Spying
A key vote on the measure is looming.
Cybersecurity
Justice Department Admits It Misled Court About FBI’s Secret Surveillance Program
“We regret this inadvertent inaccuracy and apologize for any confusion that may have been caused.”
Digital Government
Senate Moves Toward Vote on NSA Reform
The Senate majority leader is hoping to move the bulk data-collection bill before his party returns to the minority.
Digital Government
Republicans React to Obama’s Net Neutrality Proposal: ‘Obamacare for the Internet’
One Republican senator's comment follows President Obama's support of using new regulations to preserve net neutrality.
Cybersecurity
Federal Judge Says Public Has a Right to Know About FBI’s Facial Recognition Database
Transparency organizations are serving the public interest when seeking information about the government’s collection and use of biometric data, a federal judge said.
Cybersecurity
The FBI’s Quiet Plan to Expand Its Hacking Powers
Authorities are asking a little-known rule-making panel to increase the FBI’s search warrant powers to remotely hack into computers.
Digital Government
What the GOP Takeover of the Senate Means for Tech
if Republicans want to win a presidential election, they'll have to show they can develop real technology policies.
Cybersecurity
Judges Skeptical NSA Spying Violates Privacy Rights
In reviewing a post-Snowden case Tuesday, an appeals court questioned whether the government’s bulk collection of phone records needs to be reined in.
Cybersecurity
NSA Surveillance is About to go on Trial. Here's What You Need to Know
More than a year after Edward Snowden’s disclosures, an Appeals Court will weigh the government’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records.
Digital Government
British Spies Allowed to Access U.S. Data Without a Warrant
Newly released documents from the British government reveal a lack of judicial oversight for how it sifts through communications data collected by the NSA and other foreign governments.
Emerging Tech
Unmanned NASA Rocket Explodes in Virginia
The failed launch came just one day after NASA scrubbed an earlier scheduled launch due to a stray boat encroaching into the rocket's safety range.
Digital Government
Facebook Scolds Federal Authorities Over Fake Account
The social network accused DEA of threatening "the integrity of our community" by pretending to be a New York woman on the site.
Cybersecurity
Comey Says FBI Collects Some Digital Information Without a Warrant
The FBI director admitted on Thursday, “There are exceptions” to the agency’s warrant-first rule for surveillance.
Digital Government
The FBI’s Secret Surveillance Program Is About to Go on Trial
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a case this week that could have seismic implications for how the government spies on Americans.
Cybersecurity
Twitter Sues the Government to Disclose More About Spying
Twitter’s legal action breaks from an agreement other tech giants made with the government earlier this year.
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