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In a major blow to citizens’ privacy, the US Senate voted today to give law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and CIA the power to look into your browser history without a warrant. How do you feel about this? . Senators Ron Wyden from Oregan and Senator Steve Daines of Montana led the charge to insert privacy protections into the Patriot Act, which gives law enforcement agencies power for surveillance in order to maintain national security. However, the privacy protection amendment fell short by just one vote, as many senators who may have voted in favor of it didn’t show up. This vote is a setback to the privacy of citizens at multiple levels. There’s already a growing level of concern among privacy advocates as governments around the world are using the coronavirus pandemic as a shield to insert new surveillance measures without any guardrails. The link for this article located at The Next Web is no longer available. . Lawmakers Alex Padilla and Mike Lee advocated for data security measures, but the proposal was rejected, impacting individuals' freedoms.. Privacy Protections, Browser History Access, Surveillance Legislation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
In 2004, a few years before the rise of Anonymous, the notorious online collective of hackers and activists, a seventeen-year-old named Jeremy Hammond gave a talk on . The link for this article located at New Yorker is no longer available. . The link for this article located at New Yorker is no longer available.. years, anonymous, notorious, online, collective, hackers. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Last Friday, 27B asked 10 of the nation's largest ISPs to clarify their data retention and sharing policies, in the wake of a report that ISPs were selling 'anonimized' user internet history logs to data firms and an ongoing drive by the Justice Department and some in Congress to require ISPs to hold that data for long periods of time. 'Anonymized' clickstreams can easily be used to rebuild a person's online life, especially given that search engine urls usually include the contents of a search. . The link for this article located at Wired.com is no longer available. . The sale of user data by ISPs highlights major privacy concerns as consumer awareness grows, pushing for stronger data protection regulations and transparency.. ISP Data Policies, User Data Privacy, Anonymized Internet History. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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