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The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT). Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. https://cdt.org

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Recent @BrennanCenter + Data for Black Lives research digs into how the DC Metropolitan Police department uses social media to collect information about individuals, groups, and First Amendment–protected activities. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/dc-metropolitan-police-department-social-media-monitoring-documents

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🚨 New from @CenDemTech: The proposed "Know Your AI Customer" rule from the Dept. of Commerce could undermine privacy protections. We filed comments urging changes to safeguard . Read our analysis here: https://cdt.org/insights/department-of-commerce-know-your-ai-customer-rule-must-protect-privacy/

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The rule would require cloud service providers to collect & retain sensitive data about foreign users, including email, phone number, & payment info. This raises privacy concerns & may conflict with .

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@CenDemTech CEO Alexandra Reeve Givens in @scrippsnews on the potential harms that could result from the unchecked power of . https://www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-tech/artificial-intelligence/growing-concern-that-artificial-intelligence-could-pose-new-cybersecurity-threats

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CDT’s Eric Null in State Scoop on the FCC’s restoration of rules. https://statescoop.com/fcc-restores-net-neutrality-rules-2024/

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“@CenDemTech also celebrated the reinstatement of the [] rules, saying they level the playing field for new innovators to compete with larger online companies.”
https://statescoop.com/fcc-restores-net-neutrality-rules-2024/

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“‘Without protections, tremendous power to those providers to alter or limit internet access,’ said [Eric Null ]. ‘This rule returns us to the common-sense regime in which users are in control of their online experience, without undue interference by their internet service providers.’”
https://statescoop.com/fcc-restores-net-neutrality-rules-2024/

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CDT’s Kate Ruane in @variety_feed discussing how the TikTok “divest-or-ban legislation” violates the .
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/tiktok-ban-law-plans-lawsuit-first-amendment-1235978150/ cc: Todd Spangler

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.Kate Ruane: “Banning TikTok would selectively target one platform, and the speech rights of its 170 million users would be collateral damage.” https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/tiktok-ban-law-plans-lawsuit-first-amendment-1235978150/

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“The data security issues for TikTok are the same for other platforms. The way to address them is to enact a comprehensive consumer law.” https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/tiktok-ban-law-plans-lawsuit-first-amendment-1235978150/

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CDT’s Director of Security & Surveillance @JakeLaperruque reacts to Congress’s recent decision to expand the warrantless spying powers of this past weekend in @washingtonpost: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/20/congress-extends-controversial-warrantless-surveillance-law-two-years/ cc: Ellen Nakashima & @shaneharris shaneharris

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“‘This bill represents the biggest expansion of surveillance in 15 years since #Section702 was originally created and a shameful Congress would be expanding surveillance at a time when reforms are needed,’ said @JakeLaperruque." https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/20/congress-extends-controversial-warrantless-surveillance-law-two-years/

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REGISTER NOW: CDT’s @gabek is joining Lisa Austin, Swati Srivastava, & Jeff Hall for a panel on “Data Access and Social Media Research” for @bkc's “Platforms and the Right to Information” workshop on May 2. Details below: https://cdt.org/event/platforms-and-the-right-to-information/

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🚨 BREAKING: The House passed a two-year extension of #Section702 of #FISA, a controversial warrantless spying authority –– but in an extremely narrow tie vote, rejected critical reforms to stop rampant abuse of the law that has been well documented. https://cdt.org/press/u-s-house-vote-narrowly-allows-rampant-abuses-of-warrantless-spying-authority-to-continue/

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#FISA #Section702 warrantless #surveillance purports to target only foreign subjects, but in practice sweeps in a huge amount of Americans’ comms. This allows intelligence agencies to exploit a backdoor search loophole that we've written about extensively: https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-issue-brief-debunking-myths-fixing-fisa-s702-backdoor-search-loophole/

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The House’s decision by the narrowest of margins — a 212-212 tie — to renew the legislation for two years without a warrant requirement will allow this #surveillance abuse to continue, and is a serious blow to Americans’ #CivilRights and #CivilLiberties. https://cdt.org/insights/requiring-a-warrant-for-u-s-person-queries-is-critical-for-fisa-702-legislation/

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. @JakeLaperruque “Despite a litany of abuse — improper snooping on protesters, lawmakers, thousands of campaign donors, and journalists — the House today wrote the FBI and intelligence agencies a blank check to keep misusing #FISA #section702

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.@JakeLaperruque: “This bill’s only ‘reform’ to US person queries is simply codifying agency rules that have already proven grossly inadequate at stopping abuse of FISA 702.” https://cdt.org/press/u-s-house-vote-narrowly-allows-rampant-abuses-of-warrantless-spying-authority-to-continue/

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@JakeLaperruque: “If this bill becomes law, in two years Congress will be back debating this same issue, no doubt with even more examples of law enforcement abusing the backdoor search loophole to conduct warrantless #surveillance of Americans.” https://cdt.org/press/u-s-house-vote-narrowly-allows-rampant-abuses-of-warrantless-spying-authority-to-continue/

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In addition to the key issue of U.S. person queries, the House passed several problematic amendments advanced by the House Intelligence Committee to actually expand #FISA #Section702 #surveillance

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One key amendment would expand the definition of “electronic communication service providers” to pull in anyone with mere access to equipment on which comms are stored or transmitted (even if they never access the comms themselves). https://cdt.org/insights/wolf-in-sheeps-clothing-a-planned-amendment-to-this-weeks-vote-would-be-the-largest-expansion-of-fisa-in-over-15-years/

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Alarmingly, House approved this measure by a 236-186 vote. From CDT's @JakeLaperruque “Shocking the House would be so reckless to approve this poorly drafted measure... could be used to subject virtually any commercial landlord to receiving 702 orders:” https://cdt.org/press/u-s-house-vote-narrowly-allows-rampant-abuses-of-warrantless-spying-authority-to-continue/

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Additionally, the House unfortunately approved an amendment that authorizes dragnet scanning of FISA 702 data for all non-citizens entering the country, an unnecessary measure that will result in denying admission of individuals who pose no threat. https://cdt.org/press/u-s-house-vote-narrowly-allows-rampant-abuses-of-warrantless-spying-authority-to-continue/

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CDT’s Jake Laperruque in Cyber Scoop referencing the film “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” to summarize how the upcoming could play out.
https://cyberscoop.com/house-hurtles-toward-showdown-over-expiring-surveillance-tools/ cc: @timstarks

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“ [Laperruque said] "the good” would be if the data broker proposal gets a vote, “the bad” is if the data broker language doesn’t get a vote and “the ugly” is if the whole process falls apart and it leaves congressional leadership with the belief that it must pass a “clean” extension of Section 702.” https://cyberscoop.com/house-hurtles-toward-showdown-over-expiring-surveillance-tools/

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