Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests

Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests

Sen. Ron Wyden sent a letter to fellow senators on Wednesday, revealing that three major U.S. cellphone carriers did not have provisions to notify lawmakers about government surveillance requests, despite a contractual requirement to do so.  In the letter, Wyden, a Democrat and longstanding member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that an investigation by…

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Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’

Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has put a hold on the Trump administration’s nomination of Sean Plankey to head the federal government’s top cybersecurity agency, citing a “multi-year cover up” of security flaws at U.S. telecommunication companies. Wyden said in remarks, seen by TechCrunch and confirmed by the senator’s spokesperson, that he will block the nomination…

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#Senate approves extension of FISA surveillance just after deadline

#Senate approves extension of FISA surveillance just after deadline

The Senate early Saturday passed a two-year reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program after hours of intense and sometimes acrimonious debate on the Senate floor, narrowly avoiding a key national intelligence gathering capability going dark. Senators voted 60-34 to send the bill to President Biden’s desk shortly after the midnight…

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#Sen. Cassidy to Yellen at hearing: ‘That’s a lie’ 

#Sen. Cassidy to Yellen at hearing: ‘That’s a lie’ 

Sen. Cassidy to Yellen at hearing: ‘That’s a lie’  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) abruptly cut off Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at a hearing Thursday and declared, “That’s a lie,” when Yellen said that President Biden is ready to work with Congress on reforming Social Security.   “What, doesn’t the president care?” Cassidy asked during a…

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#Classified documents fiasco leaves lawmakers shaking heads: What happened? 

#Classified documents fiasco leaves lawmakers shaking heads: What happened? 

Classified documents fiasco leaves lawmakers shaking heads: What happened?  The discovery of classified documents at the homes of three top elected U.S. officials has left many lawmakers and former government workers shaking their heads and wondering how the country has ended up in this situation. Authorities found dozens of classified materials at former President Trump’s…

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