Tag: house representatives
  • Jun 11, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

35 Members of Congress sign letter asking federal agencies to stop surveillance on Black Lives Matter protests

Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Bobby Rush (D-IL) have published a letter which was sent to multiple federal agencies demanding that the federal agencies stop spying on Black Lives Matter protests happening across the country. All in all, 35 members of Congress signed onto the letter showing a strong backlash to the use of … Continue reading “35 Members of Congress sign letter asking federal agencies to stop surveillance on Black Lives Matter protests”

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  • Jun 12, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

The 8 members of Congress that support the FCC’s net neutrality repeal received over $4.5 million in telecom donations

Last month, the FCC voted to begin dismantling net neutrality and handing over such regulation to the Federal Trade Commission. Mignon Clyburn, the only pro net neutrality FCC commissioner, called the action a first step towards “Destroying Internet Freedom.” In the US Congress, eight members, both Senators and House Representatives, have come forward in support … Continue reading “The 8 members of Congress that support the FCC’s net neutrality repeal received over $4.5 million in telecom donations”

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  • Mar 14, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

These are the 17 House Representatives that introduced a bill to let telecoms sell your personal internet history

Most Americans don’t know that telecoms and internet service providers store the internet history of their users; even more don’t know that recently introduced legislation aims to do away with privacy protections on this high value data. For years, the telecom industry has lobbied the government for the ability to sell your internet history to … Continue reading “These are the 17 House Representatives that introduced a bill to let telecoms sell your personal internet history”

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