Anne Neuberger, a Top White House Cyber Official, Sees the ‘Promise and Peril’ in AI

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Anne Neuberger, the Biden administration’s deputy national security adviser for cyber, tells WIRED about emerging cybersecurity threats—and what the US plans to do about them.

Read more

Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:30:55 +0000

A surprise disclosure of a national security threat by the House Intelligence chair was part of an effort to block legislation that aimed to limit cops and spies from buying Americans’ private data.

Read more

Section 702 Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:05:42 +0000

Prominent advocates for the rights of pregnant people are urging members of Congress to support legislation that would ban warrantless access to sensitive data as the White House fights against it.

Read more

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:52:39 +0000

Legislation set to be introduced in Congress this week would extend Section 702 surveillance of people applying for green cards, asylum, and some visas—subjecting loved ones to similar intrusions.

Read more

A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:03:17 +0000

Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.”

Read more