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Trump Is Officially a Bigger Privacy Supporter Than Either of These People
Regardless of his motives, knowledge of the subject, or consideration of the national security implications involved, President Trump on Wednesday elevate his position on Americans’ privacy rights above that of the Democratic Party — the most powerful members of which have dedicated several months now to undermining efforts at reform.
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Leaked Senate Talking Points Say Internet Surveillance Warrants Would Force FBI To Let Terrorists Bomb Things
Requiring U.S. federal agents to have “probable cause” to eavesdrop on the internet activities of American citizens poses a direct threat to national security and would force the FBI to stand by while terrorist plots unfold on U.S. soil, according to a leaked copy of talking points distributed to Senate lawmakers this month.
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An Unknown Tech Company Tried (And Failed) To Stop The NSA’s Warrantless Spying
In 2014, a tech company stood up to a National Security Agency demand for user data and challenged the legality of a controversial surveillance law that’s currently being debated in US Congress.
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The Privacy Paradox: How US Surveillance Acts Contradict Each Other
The report from the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies on the US government’s mass spying — domestically and around the globe — has much that’s good in it. As the folks handling the only ongoing case where National Security Letters have been declared unconstitutional, we also especially appreciate the recommendation that NSLs…