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Protestors attend the Bans Off Our Bodies rally at the base of the Washington Monument on May 14, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Reproductive rights at risk galvanize calls for federal privacy legislation

Lack of federal privacy protections could make abortion bans a lot more dangerous.

May 17, 2022 By Tonya Riley

new encryption bill — The Senate Judiciary Committee is in the early stages of crafting a bill that would compel tech companies to bypass encryption on consumer devices. (Getty)

Congress wants to prevent states from weakening encryption

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would preempt any attempts by states to weaken encryption.

Jun 7, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas

Congress wants answers on FBI’s ‘going dark’ problem in wake of DOJ IG report

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray Friday, asking for answers related to the bureau's work around encryption.

Apr 13, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas

Email Privacy Act reintroduced after stalling in Senate last year

After sweeping through the House, the bill stalled in the Senate last year. Despite wide support among privacy advocates, there's no sign yet that the same won't…

Jan 9, 2017