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Breaking Down the Balancing Act: Intelligence Community Engages with Civil Liberties Groups on Surveillance Toolwordpress,intelligencecommunity,civilliberties,surveillancetool,balancingact

Breaking Down the Balancing Act: Intelligence Community Engages with Civil Liberties Groups on Surveillance Tool

Government Intelligence Community Meets with Civil Liberties Groups on Controversial Surveillance Tool Introduction The clock is ticking on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a powerful spying tool that is set to sunset later this year. As the debate over this controversial provision intensifies, Director of National Intelligence Avril…

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Senate Advances Children's Online Safety Bills, Despite Civil Liberties ConcernsSenate,Children'sOnlineSafety,Bills,CivilLiberties,Concerns

Senate Advances Children’s Online Safety Bills, Despite Civil Liberties Concerns

Privacy and Children’s Online Safety Bills Clear Senate Hurdle Despite Strong Civil Liberties Pushback The Bills The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act and the Kids Online Safety Act, both introduced in the Senate, have passed the Commerce Committee. The former bill aims to update the 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Act by raising the…

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The Clash of Apple and Civil Liberties: Criticism of the UK Online Safety Billapple,civilliberties,UKOnlineSafetyBill,criticism

The Clash of Apple and Civil Liberties: Criticism of the UK Online Safety Bill

Government Apple, Civil Liberty Groups Condemn UK Online Safety Bill Fears mount that UK Online Safety Bill may include a requirement for an encrypted message scanning capability. Fears are growing that the UK government’s proposed Online Safety Bill may include a requirement for an encrypted message scanning capability. This has prompted condemnation from civil liberty…

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