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
(Getty Images) Lawmakers want to restrict user data sales to nations like China, Russia The bill tasks the Department of Commerce with creating new export rules. Jun 23, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) listens during a Senate hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on September 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain-Pool/Getty Images) A new bill would require ransomware victims to report payments within 48 hours It's one of numerous pieces of legislation under consideration in Congress. Oct 5, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 21, 2021. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images) Top tech critic Lina Khan named FTC chair The selection is a huge warning shot to big tech companies on privacy and anti-competitive behavior. Jun 15, 2021 By Tonya Riley
FTC building (John Taylor/Flickr) Lawmakers call for FTC investigation of data brokers enabled by online ad industry “[T]here is no effective way to control these tools absent intervention by regulators and Congress,” the lawmakers said of data brokers. Jul 31, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Candidate signs sit outside a Des Moines, Iowa caucus location. Presidential candidates have been short on details for handling cybercrime. (Flickr/Phil Roeder) Why aren’t presidential candidates talking about cybercrime? Op-ed: The American electorate says reducing cybercrime is a top priority of theirs. It's time for the candidates to start talking about it. Feb 14, 2020 By Allison Peters
(Scoop News Group photo) Sens. Warren, Wyden want to know if Amazon shares some blame for the Capital One breach Capital One had shifted to AWS to modernize its business. Oct 24, 2019 By Jeff Stone