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fromNextgov.com
3 weeks agoTech bills of the week: Improved biological data for research; Section 702 reform; and more
Ushering in the Golden Age of Innovation is about more than just winning the global tech race - it's about securing the safety and prosperity of our country for generations to come. Our bill is an important step in this effort and will better ensure the United States has the infrastructure in place to lead the 21st century.
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fromThe American Conservative
1 month agoThey're Watching You
Private detection and spying on people was only a cottage industry by comparison with what it is today, when everything happens, if not in the glare of publicity exactly, at least within the purview of electronic surveillance of one kind or another. Surveillance is to us what electricity was to James Thurber's aunt, that is to say leaking all over the house.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago70 US lawmakers demand probe into ICE's data purchases
Seventy US lawmakers demand investigation into whether DHS agencies illegally purchased Americans' location data without warrants, as ICE resumes purchases despite prior findings of illegal activity.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago70 US lawmakers demand probe into ICE's data purchases
Seventy US lawmakers demand investigation into whether DHS agencies illegally purchased Americans' location data without warrants, as ICE resumes purchases despite prior findings of illegal activity.
Information security
fromtechcrunch.com
1 month agoFBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: report
Hackers breached FBI networks managing wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants, marking another major U.S. government cybersecurity incident amid ongoing threats from Chinese and Russian threat actors.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoWhy is the FBI buying people's location data and how is it using the information?
The FBI resumes purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, circumventing warrant requirements and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoWhy is the FBI buying people's location data and how is it using the information?
The FBI resumes purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, circumventing warrant requirements and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
3 weeks agoFBI started buying Americans' location data again, Kash Patel confirms
The FBI has restarted purchasing Americans' location data without warrants, with Director Kash Patel defending the practice as valuable for national security despite previous claims of stopping it.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
3 weeks agoPatel dodges question about FBI buying location data
FBI Director Kash Patel admitted the agency purchases commercially available information from data brokers, potentially including location data, which Senator Wyden argues violates the Fourth Amendment without warrant requirements.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months agoNational Security Begins Behind the Toaster
Dear Secretary Pete Hegseth, I realize that this is a big ask, but would you please invade and take possession of my son and daughter-in-law's apartment? Or maybe you'd like to make them an offer first? Either way, as a concerned mother and patriot who believes that national security begins at home, I feel it's my duty to let you know that Otis and Luna, the co-dictators of Unit 4-C, at 439 Bergen Street, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, must be overthrown.
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fromNextgov.com
1 month agoWhite House seeks clean extension on controversial spying law
The Trump administration seeks a clean reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without warrant requirements for searching U.S. person data, despite documented FBI misuse of the surveillance power.
Information security
fromEmptywheel
2 months agoI Con the Record Admits All This Spying Also Serves Counterintelligence
The Intelligence Community uses online anonymity and networking tools to collect foreign intelligence, including counterintelligence and cybersecurity, while asserting legal limits on targeting US citizens.
US news
fromPoynter
2 months agoRecording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here's what the law says. - Poynter
Recording immigration agents in public is protected but contested, with federal claims of criminality clashing with First Amendment protections and courts questioning DHS policies.
#fourth-amendment
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fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoEFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF and ACLU filed an amicus brief arguing that border searches of electronic devices require warrants under the Fourth Amendment, citing increasing warrantless searches at borders.
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fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoEFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF and ACLU filed an amicus brief arguing that border searches of electronic devices require warrants under the Fourth Amendment, citing increasing warrantless searches at borders.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks agoFBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms | TechCrunch
The FBI has resumed purchasing Americans' location data and personal information from commercial data brokers to support federal investigations, bypassing traditional warrant requirements.
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fromNextgov.com
4 weeks agoFBI queries of Americans' data under FISA 702 rose 35% in 2025
FBI searches of Americans' data collected under Section 702 of FISA increased 35% from December 2024 to November 2025, while the percentage of searches returning relevant information declined significantly.
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fromWIRED
4 weeks agoUS Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI's Warrantless Wiretap Access
Bipartisan Congress members introduced legislation requiring FBI warrants for backdoor searches of Americans' communications, aligning with a 2025 federal court ruling against warrantless surveillance practices.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoAmericans Should be Terrified': Senate Dem Sounds the Alarm On ICE Breaking Down Doors' Without Warrants
And we just got this new information overnight. The Associated Press was the first to report that ICE is changing its policy. And it is now allowing its agents to forcibly enter homes without a warrant, and I just want to be clear, based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone on a final order of removal. Do you think this sharp turn from ICE's policy and from normal policing tactics is a violation of the Constitution's Fourth Amendment?
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fromEmptywheel
2 months agoWarrants for Innocent People Are Not Like Warrants for Suspects
As you know, Section 215 authorities are not interpreted in the same way that grand jury subpoena authorities are, and we are concerned that when Justice Department officials suggest that the two authorities are 'analogous' they provide the public with a false understanding of how surveillance is interpreted in practice.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month agoFBI gathered intelligence on reporters, religious orgs using 'assessment' authority, watchdog report says
FBI assessments examined over 1,000 journalists, religious groups, politicians and others using intelligence tools without needing a criminal predicate or warrant-level evidence.
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fromBloomberglaw
1 month agoPrivacy Suits Under California Wiretap Law Stand on Shaky Ground
California courts are divided on whether the 1967 Invasion of Privacy Act applies to online tracking pixels, creating uncertainty for defendants and complicating legal compliance guidance.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoThe Frightening, Very Real Tool ICE Agents Have to Add You to a "Nice Little Database" if You Attend a Protest
Federal agencies, led by DHS, have expanded use of administrative subpoena power to access individuals' information and track protesters without judicial oversight.
fromemptywheel
2 months agoDOJ Continues to Let DHS Pick and Choose Screen Shots Pertaining to Their Assaults - emptywheel
The Department of Homeland Security has stopped using software that automatically captured text messages and saved trails of communication between officials, according to sworn court statements filed this week. Instead, the agency began in April to require officials to manually take screenshots of their messages to comply with federal records laws, citing cybersecurity concerns with the autosave software. The policy expects officials to first take screenshots of the text messages on their work phones,
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fromTechCrunch
2 months agoSenator, who has repeatedly warned about secret U.S. government surveillance, sounds new alarm over 'CIA activities' | TechCrunch
Sen. Ron Wyden, with access to classified intelligence, expressed deep concerns about CIA activities, highlighting secrecy, oversight limits, and a contentious agency response.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months agoMountain View police say feds accessed license-plate data without permission
Federal agencies accessed Mountain View's Flock Safety license-plate camera data without the police department's permission, prompting the chief to disable the cameras.
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