FBI director wants countries to work together to ban strong encryption
U.S. efforts to weaken encryption are already getting help in the U.K.
On Jul 8, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
FBI Director tells Senate he doesn’t understand demand for strong encryption
‘We are fighting a war on terror,’ said one senator sympathetic to the push for encryption backdoors.
The battle over the future of encryption returns to Capitol Hill
Comey is likely to face heated questions about the vagueness of his proposals.
On Jul 7, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Presidential candidates try to kill online gambling
The house always wins.
On Jun 26, 2015 by Curt Hopkins
Why’d the Senate pass a bill fast-tracking the TPP? Follow the money.
There’s a lot more dough behind the TPP than there is against it.
On Jun 25, 2015 by Aaron Sankin
John Oliver delivers some painful truths about U.S. torture policy
This is a heavy topic. Luckily, Helen Mirren is here to help.
On Jun 15, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
President Obama signs USA Freedom Act, a major NSA-reform bill, into law
This marks the first major surveillance reform in 40 years.
On Jun 2, 2015 by Eric Geller
Senate passes NSA-reform bill to revive expired spying powers
President Obama has said he will sign the bill into law.
Here’s how the U.S. government will get around the Patriot Act expirations
Say hello to the ‘grandfather clause.’
On Jun 1, 2015 by Eric Geller
Pro-NSA senators aim to weaken USA Freedom Act’s privacy protections
Opponents of surveillance reform are doing their best to water down a big NSA-reform bill.
How Rand Paul just accidentally violated campaign-finance law
Oops!
Patriot Act spy powers to expire as Rand Paul blocks USA Freedom Act vote
The bill will eventually pass, but not in time.
On May 31, 2015 by Eric Geller
NSA champion Dianne Feinstein swoops in to slow surveillance reform
Critics say it’s a halfhearted attempt at reform.
On May 27, 2015 by Eric Geller
Rand Paul tells Jon Stewart that the GOP is hypocritical about liberty
Paul had harsh words for both major political parties.
On May 27, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
NSA-reform bill fails in the Senate with key Patriot Act provisions on the line
Things just got interesting.
On May 23, 2015 by Eric Geller
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