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Ted Lieu

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.
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.
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State Department bug bounty
A child watches as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to staff and families from U.S. Embassy Riyadh, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2018. The House advanced a measure that would create a bug bounty program at the State Department. (State Department photo/ Public Domain)

House panel advances State Department bug bounty bill

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill in the latest effort to encourage agencies to use ethical hackers to secure their networks.
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