The House Intelligence Committee’s Surveillance “Reform” Bill is a Farce
By India McKinney Earlier this week, both the House Committee on the Judiciary (HJC) and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) marked up…
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Dangerous EARN IT Bill Advances Out of Committee, but Several Senators Offer Objections
By India McKinney Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted, for a third time, to advance the dangerous EARN IT bill (S. 1207)—a law that…
Apple’s Plan to “Think Different” About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life
By India McKinney and Erica Portnoy Apple has announced impending changes to its operating systems that include new “protections for children” features in iCloud and…
The SAFE Tech Act Wouldn’t Make the Internet Safer for Users
By Aaron Mackey, India McKinney, and Jason Kelley Section 230, a key law protecting free speech online since its passage in 1996, has been the…
Yes, Section 215 Expired. Now What?
By India McKinney and Andrew Crocker On March 15, 2020, Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act—a surveillance law with a rich history of government overreach…
House Lawmakers Extend Section 215 into Next Year Even Though They Had Years to Stop Illegal Overcollection of Americans’ Sensitive Data
By India McKinney With federal agencies set to run out of money this week, House lawmakers today passed a short-term funding bill that contained a…
The FISA Oversight Hearing Confirmed That Things Need to Change
By India McKinney Section 215, the controversial law at the heart of the NSA’s massive telephone records surveillance program, is set to expire in December….
TSA’s Roadmap for Airport Surveillance Moves in a Dangerous Direction
By India McKinney The Transportation Security Administration has set out an alarming vision of pervasive biometric surveillance at airports, which cuts against the right to…