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Director Avril Haines (C) of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), speaks with CIA Director William Burns (L) and FBI Director Christopher Wray (R) prior to them testifying during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 14, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)

FBI tested and almost deployed controversial Pegasus spyware: NYT

The FBI almost deployed a highly controversial hacking tool that could have penetrated Americans' cellphones, according to a report.

Nov 14, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

USCIS — A sign outside a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration office in the Northlake area of DeKalb County, Georgia. (Image credit: Gulbenk / Wikimedia Commons).

Senators petition ICE to curtail ‘Orwellian’ use of facial recognition, surveillance technology

Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-OR. call on the agency to stop purchasing private information from data brokers.

Sep 13, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pictured at the Web 2.0 Summit (Flickr / JD Lasica)

DHS buying personal data from govt contractors pushes Congress to pass legislation curtailing 3rd party data brokers

The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act would ban the police and government agencies from buying 'illegitimately obtained information'.

Jul 22, 2022 By Nihal Krishan