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This week, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson sent letters to private-sector companies detailing how the commission intends to police compliance once enforcement begins. (Getty Images)

Here’s how the FTC plans to enforce the Take It Down Act

The commission will dole out hefty fines and promises investigations for Take It Down Act violators. Experts say questions remain around the agency’s resources and priorities.

4 days ago By Derek B. Johnson

Google has been ramping up the new feature, Intrusion Logging, since last year, and has now begun rolling it out on Pixel devices. (Getty Images)

Google and Amnesty International teamed up to make it harder for spyware vendors to hide

Intrusion Logging marks the first feature from a major device vendor to aid with forensic detection of sophisticated threats, Amnesty International said.

May 12, 2026 By Tim Starks

Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., arrives to the U.S. Capitol for the last votes of the week on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

One House Democrat is pressing Commerce on the government’s spyware use

Rep. Summer Lee’s letter, first reported by CyberScoop, follows ICE confirmation of using spyware and news of a Trump ally becoming NSO Group’s executive chairman.

May 7, 2026 By Tim Starks

A college student is suing a dating app that allegedly used her TikTok videos to target men in her dormitory

The woman’s lawyer told CyberScoop they believe the company edited her video to suggest she was a “friend with benefits” and intentionally geofenced it to men around…

May 4, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Republican leadership following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Congress kicks the can down the road on surveillance law (again)

It’s the second extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in 10 days, and a regular ritual for the Hill.

Apr 30, 2026 By Tim Starks

Gartner data indicates that “regulators are shifting their efforts away from awareness to full scale enforcement,” marking a significant shift from even the last few years in how aggressively states are investigating and penalizing companies for privacy law violations. (Image Source: Getty)

U.S. companies hit with record fines for privacy in 2025

The increase is being driven by powerful privacy laws in states like California, new interstate partnerships and a renewed focus on the privacy impacts of AI and…

Apr 28, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

Supreme Court Police standby as “The People vs the Poison” protesters gather at the US Supreme Court on April 27, 2026. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Supreme Court justices skeptically question both sides in geofence surveillance case

A ruling could come this summer in Chatrie v. United States, which could have bigger ramifications about the scope of government surveillance.

Apr 27, 2026 By Tim Starks

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., departs a Democratic luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Senators seek answers about hackers obtaining sensitive student data from ostensibly anonymous tip line

Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jim Banks wrote to Navigate360 after a hacker claimed to compromise the school safety tool.

Apr 27, 2026 By Tim Starks

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 16: The American flag flies above the U.S. Capitol building during a press conference on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Latest spy power reauthorization bill leaves critics unimpressed

An April 30 deadline is looming to extend expiring Section 702 powers, and the newest legislation to re-up it is drawing fire from the left and right.

Apr 24, 2026 By Tim Starks

Safe Mode

Proving Identity in the age of agents

Eran Haggiag, CEO & Founder, Glide Identity

Apr 24, 2026 By CyberScoop Staff