terrorism

US Congress Report Recommends Changes to Protect Privacy Amid FBI Surveillance ‘Abuses’

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The House Intelligence Committee has proposed 45 “improvements” to be included in upcoming legislation to continue the 702 program. These include criminal liability for leaks involving an American’s communications, enhanced penalties for federal employees who violate FISA procedures, and the appointment of a court-approved counsel to scrutinize FISA applications aimed at surveillance of US citizens. … Read more

Telegram’s Efforts to Restrict Extremist Channels May Not be as Effective as They Seem

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Messages sent to an unrestricted channel called OfficialTheCollective, with over 4,000 members, often included references to restricted channels like SpecialQForces, a QAnon conspiracy channel, and encouraged users to join. One message posted to OfficialTheCollective even provides instructions for bypassing Google and Apple’s restrictions, suggesting users to use the web browser to sideload Telegram. The message … Read more