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U.S. Legislators Vote Forward Bill That Would Turn Tech Platforms Into DEA Narcs
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted forward a bill that would force tech companies to report web users to the Drug Enforcement Agency if they suspected them of engaging in criminal drug activity. The controversial Cooper Davis Act, named so after a Kansas teenager who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2021, has…
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U.S. NSA Swears It Won’t Allow Backdoors in New Encryption Standards
The U.S. has been working on new encryption standards meant to withstand the powers of quantum computing, an emergent technology that will supposedly involve machines capable of high-octane mathematical calculations that can crack current-day encryption algorithms without breaking a sweat.
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DHS Engaged in Massive Bulk Surveillance Campaign Monitoring Millions of Money Transfers Sent to Mexico and Four US States
The Department of Homeland Security has allegedly operated a “bulk surveillance” project responsible for collecting financial records on money transfers greater than $US500 ($694) sent to Mexico and certain states, a previously unknown practice lawmakers and civil liberties experts claim may violate U.S law. The DHS data collection program was revealed in a letter sent…
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Former U.S. Navy Nuclear Engineer Allegedly Tried to Sell Submarine Secrets via Sandwich
With all due apologies to the Forbidden Sandwich — the feds may have discovered the world’s most dangerous sammie.