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Tag: Dianne Feinstein

Push for encryption law falters after Apple’s stand against government overreach

Friday, May 27, 2016 9:08 am4 Comments

U.S. lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies to give law enforcement agencies a ‘back door’ to encrypted communications and electronic devices..

Apple expresses ‘deep concerns’ over U.S. Senator’s proposed smartphone decryption bill

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 11:23 amWednesday, April 20, 20167 Comments

Four coalitions representing Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and other major tech companies have published an open letter…

Senator Ron Wyden vows filibuster of controversial encryption bill

Thursday, April 14, 2016 1:06 pmThursday, April 14, 20167 Comments

Today, legislators published an official draft of a controversial new encryption bill…

U.S. Senate panel releases draft of controversial bill that would break encryption

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 5:02 pm28 Comments

Two U.S. senators on Wednesday issued a formal draft of a controversial bill that would give courts the power…

Apple’s fight with U.S. government over privacy enters a new round

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:58 pmTuesday, April 12, 20165 Comments

The U.S. said it will keep fighting to get the company’s help in getting data off a phone in Brooklyn, New York…

General public largely oblivious to ramifications of Apple’s fight against U.S. government overreach

Monday, April 11, 2016 3:26 pmMonday, April 11, 201620 Comments

The FBI’s recent attempt to kick down the encryption ‘back door’ of a terrorist’s iPhone in court…

Dianne Feinstein’s response to Apple-FBI dispute is bad for privacy, security

Friday, April 8, 2016 4:26 pm28 Comments

We knew that Sen. Diane Feinstein was cooking up a bill with North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr in response to Apple’s dispute with the FBI…

White House declines to support legislation to defeat strong encryption

Thursday, April 7, 2016 8:56 am9 Comments

The White House is declining to offer public support for draft legislation that would empower judges to require technology companies such as Apple Inc to help law enforcement crack encrypted data…

U.S. Senator Wyden pledges to fight limits on encryption

Thursday, March 31, 2016 8:56 amThursday, March 31, 201620 Comments

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden pledged on Wednesday to fight legislation expected shortly in Congress…

Edward Snowden seen as whistle-blower by majority of U.S. registered voters

Friday, July 12, 2013 9:06 amFriday, July 12, 201380 Comments

The view of Snowden as a whistle-blower rather than traitor predominated among almost every group…

How Microsoft handed U.S. NSA, FBI, CIA access to users’ encrypted video, audio, and text communications

Thursday, July 11, 2013 6:14 pmThursday, July 11, 201329 Comments

Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users’ communications to be intercepted,,,

DuckDuckGo search engine surges 33% in wake of PRISM scandal

Thursday, June 20, 2013 4:29 pmThursday, June 20, 201334 Comments

The ‘anonymous’ search engine DuckDuckGo is getting a boost off the PRISM scandal…

Yahoo: Since December 2012, we have received up to 13,000 U.S. gov’t requests for customer data

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 5:01 pm5 Comments

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Ron Bell, General Counsel, have issued…

Nine companies, including Apple, tied to PRISM, Obama to be smacked with class-action lawsuit

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 8:30 amWednesday, June 12, 201332 Comments

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said during a Sunday appearance…

Google asks U.S. feds to clear its name on NSA requests

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:33 pmTuesday, June 11, 201311 Comments

Google is asking the government to allow it to release more information…

U.S. lawmakers urge review of ‘Prism’ domestic spying, Patriot Act

Monday, June 10, 2013 8:57 amMonday, June 10, 201312 Comments

Lawmakers are calling for a review of the government’s monitoring of phone and Internet activities…

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