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(L-R) Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Rep. Mike Gallager (R-WI) talk with reporters after the House of Representative’s voted on legislation they co-sponsored to ban TikTok at the U.S. Capitol on March 13. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Federal privacy law faces new hurdles ahead of markup

Business groups and civil rights activists have raised objections to the latest version of the legislation, due for committee consideration Thursday.

Jun 26, 2024 By Tim Starks

Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds

Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction.

Apr 22, 2024 By Tim Starks

U.S. House Intelligence Chairman Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) (L) and House Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-CT) speak following a briefing with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the U.S. Capitol on February 15, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House hurtles toward showdown over expiring surveillance tools

At issue is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes snooping that some consider vital to security and others view as an out-of-control privacy…

Apr 9, 2024 By Tim Starks

Demonstrators protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court moments before the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling on June 24, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade reversal sparks calls for strengthening privacy

Data collected by tech companies could be used to prosecute abortion seekers, they warn.

Jun 24, 2022 By Tonya Riley

polling place, election site — (Lorie Shaull / Flickr)

White House must act now to boost trust in elections, experts say

A recent poll found that 7 of 10 Republican voters believe Joe Biden was not legitimately elected.

Feb 2, 2021 By Joe Warminsky