Legal experts, tech researchers and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for Congress to rein in the use of facial recognition tools by law enforcement agencies “before it gets out of control.” If left unchecked, they said the tech could infringe on Americans’ privacy and civil liberties, and perpetuate racial and gender […]
Lawmakers Demand Details on NSA’s Sweeping Phone Surveillance Operations…
A group of lawmakers is demanding the National Security Agency disclose more details on its sweeping phone surveillance operations to the public. Six Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday called on NSA to release a public report outlining the current state of the Call Detail Record program. Under the program, the agency gathers […]
Top House Committee Reviewing Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Testimony for False Statements…
A top House committee that oversees the U.S. telecommunications industry is now reviewing whether Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey lied to Congress during a hearing about Twitter’s controversial history of arbitrarily censoring content published by the site, an aide for the House Energy and Commerce committee told The Federalist. “The committee is aware of Twitter’s actions […]
AT&T Claims it Wants Meaningful Privacy Rules…After Just Lobbying to Kill Meaningful Privacy Rules…
If you hadn’t noticed, the telecom industry has been on a tear lately, completely dismantling most government oversight of its natural monopolies. From killing net neutrality to gutting FCC and state authority to rein in ISP bad behavior, companies like AT&T dream of a future where neither competiton nor even modest regulatory oversight prevent it […]
Sen. John Kennedy to Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers: ‘Hide your head in a bag every day for the rest of your natural life’…
Rand Paul Delivers Trump Letter to Putin Administration…
President Trump sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin along with Sen. Rand Paul when he traveled to Moscow this weekend, the Kentucky Republican and Russian officials confirmed. “I was honored to deliver a letter from President Trump to President Vladimir Putin’s administration,” Paul tweeted. “The letter emphasized the importance of further engagement in […]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Unleashes Their Politicos: Steel Tariff Sparks GOP Talk about Stripping Trump’s Trade Powers…
President Trump’s threat to impose steel and aluminum tariffs has some Republicans so worried that they’re considering legislation to curtail the power of the president to control trade policy. Trump has said he would impose 25 percent tariffs on all steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum, both in the name of national […]
We’re Not Starting a ‘Trade War’ – We’re Revoking Prior Agreements of Preordained Surrender…
When it comes to business there’s one group that believes they, above all else, know how business should be conducted at all levels. The problem is most, if not all, have never run a business in their careers. If they have, it’s quite common that it never rose beyond the equivalent of a lemonade stand. […]
Pelosi Breaks House Record, Nearly 8 Hours, Making the Case for Immediate Citizenship of ‘Dreamers’…
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday set a record for the longest speech on record in the chamber after she spoke in defense of young immigrants for more than seven hours on the House floor. In her speech, Pelosi read letters from recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program who […]
FBI Examining a Second Trump Dossier Written by Someone Close to Clinton Camp…
The FBI has its hands on a second dossier that reportedly corroborates some of the information in the Steele dossier, although it was compiled by a journalist with loose ties to Hillary Clinton’s camp. Cody Shearer, a reporter who was close to former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, wrote the second dossier, the details […]
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