Opponents focus on defeating CISA cyberthreat info sharing bill
Opponents of a U.S. Senate bill intended to encourage businesses to share information about cyberthreats may have stalled a vote on the legislation.
Grant Gross | 31 Jul | Read more
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Don't expect major changes to NSA surveillance from Congress
After the U.S. Congress approved what critics have called modest limits on the National Security Agency's collection of domestic telephone records, many lawmakers may be reluctant to further change the government's surveillance programs.
Grant Gross | 06 Jun | Read more
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New NSA phone dragnet proposals blasted as flawed
Two U.S. senators are pushing proposals to extend the National Security Agency's domestic telephone records dragnet, but a diverse coalition of civil liberties and advocacy groups have called on lawmakers to vote against those plans.
Grant Gross | 30 May | Read more
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US senators stall vote to extend NSA phone records dragnet
Four U.S. senators ground the chamber's business to a halt Wednesday in an effort to prevent lawmakers from voting on a bill to extend portions of the Patriot Act used to collect telephone and business records from the country's residents.
Grant Gross | 21 May | Read more
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Critics blast US NSA phone records bill as 'fake reform'
A lopsided vote in the U.S. House of Representatives this week to rein in the National Security Agency's domestic telephone records dragnet won muted praise, with many supporters calling on Congress to take stronger action.
Grant Gross | 15 May | Read more
