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It’s Crunch Time for the FCC’s Plan to Bust Open the TV Set-Top Box Market
Influential senators are urging the FCC to get set-top box reform over the finish line.
New Bill Aims to Stop Judges from Authorizing Mass Hacking
The Stopping Mass Hacking Act would reverse recently approved changes to Rule 41.
Senators Promise to 'Solicit Input' for Anti-Encryption Bill
But tech experts have already given their verdict: It stinks.
These Senators Just Asked Obama to Make the CIA Apologize for Spying on the Intelligence Committee
The letter sent by Senators Ron Wyden, Martin Heinrich, and Mazie Hirono underscores long-running tensions between the committee and the CIA, and comes ahead of CIA Director John Brennan's first public testimony before the committee in two years.
Senator Says FBI's New FOIA Policy Is Probably Illegal
The FBI is requiring people to upload a copy of their government-issued ID when filing an online FOIA request—Sen. Ron Wyden believes this data may be entered into a facial recognition database.
Bill Forcing Internet Companies to Report Terrorist Activity Would Chill Free Speech, Says Industry
Two US senators have proposed legislation that would oblige internet companies to report online terrorist activity — but critics say it is too vague and would actually hinder law enforcement.
CISA Sponsors Hope to Pass Controversial Anti-Hacking Bill 'In a Matter of Days'
The Senate is finally going to vote on a privacy killing cybersecurity bill.
The Senate Will Debate the Privacy-Killing Cybersecurity Bill CISA Today
Today marks the closest CISPA or any of its successors have ever come to becoming law.
New Senate Bill Says Weed Companies Should Be Able to Use Banks
A bill that gained support in Oregon and Colorado could remove some angst between banks and legal weed dispensaries.
These Six Senators Think America's Biggest Cable Merger Is a Bad Idea
How badly does Comcast want Time Warner Cable?
'Aaron's Law' Is Back to Try to Reform Overbroad US Hacking Laws
Lawmakers are trying once again to reform the controversial Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
When Is Congress Going to Rein In FBI Surveillance?
We've heard a lot about NSA spying thanks to Edward Snowden, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation is no stranger to unaccountable snooping.