• May 28, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

House delays vote on renewing FISA surveillance powers to grant FBI warrantless access to internet history

Your internet history is safe from the FBI… for now. Government surveillance powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) – which have sat unrenewed since March – failed to be renewed this week in the House despite passing earlier this year. The FISA renewal vote came up as H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization … Continue reading “House delays vote on renewing FISA surveillance powers to grant FBI warrantless access to internet history”

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  • May 26, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

House to vote on whether the FBI can access internet history without a warrant: Act now to Save Internet Privacy

Internet privacy is on the line as Congress votes this week on whether or not the FBI will be able to access the internet history of Americans without a warrant. The House of Representatives is likely planning to vote on H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020, tomorrow May 27th, 2020. As is, … Continue reading “House to vote on whether the FBI can access internet history without a warrant: Act now to Save Internet Privacy”

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  • May 21, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Private Internet Access implores Representative Crow to protect internet privacy by voting “NO” on H.R. 6172

RE: Vote “NO” on H.R. 6172, USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 Dear Representative Crow, Private Internet Access implores you to vote “NO” on H.R. 6172, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 which would extend and expand the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to allow access to internet history without a warrant. According to … Continue reading “Private Internet Access implores Representative Crow to protect internet privacy by voting “NO” on H.R. 6172″

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