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Dec 15, 2023 | 
brennancenter.org | Ivey Dyson |Jake Snow |Elizabeth Goitein
December 15, 2023 The Honorable Mark Warner The Honorable Marco Rubio Chairman Vice Chairman Select Committee on Intelligence Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Gary Peters The Honorable Rand Paul Chairman Ranking Member Homeland Security & Governmental Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Affairs Committee United States Senate United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC...
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Dec 12, 2023 | 
aclu.org | Jake Snow |Ivey Dyson
When you created your Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter account, did you think you were signing up to have the government spy on you? That your personal information — who you are, what you say, what you do, your friends, and your political views — could be tapped by surveillance companies and sold to police, deportation agencies, and other local, state, and federal forces?
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Dec 12, 2023 | 
brennancenter.org | Ivey Dyson |Jake Snow
When you created your Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter account, did you think you were signing up to have the government spy on you? That your personal information — who you are, what you say, what you do, your friends, and your political views — could be tapped by surveillance companies and sold to police, deportation agencies, and other local, state, and federal forces?
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
brennancenter.org | Katherine Ebright |Faiza Patel |Ivey Dyson |Elizabeth Goitein
FISA “REFORM” AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT: THE BIGGEST EXPANSION IN GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE SINCE THE PATRIOT ACT Despite its name, the FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act is not a reform bill. It would enact the biggest expansion of surveillance inside the United States since the Patriot Act, while doing nothing to rein in the abuses we’ve seen under Section 702. ● Section 504’s massive expansion of surveillance.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
brennancenter.org | Katherine Ebright |Faiza Patel |Ivey Dyson |Elizabeth Goitein
Section 702 Backdoor Searches: Myths and Facts Section 702 authorizes warrantless surveillance and therefore may only be targeted at foreigners abroad. But the surveillance inevitably sweeps in Americans’ communications. Despite Congress’s mandate to “minimize” the retention and use of such communications, the FBI, NSA, CIA, and NCTC routinely search Section 702-acquired data for Americans’ phone calls, emails, and text messages.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
brennancenter.org | Katherine Ebright |Faiza Patel |Ivey Dyson |Elizabeth Goitein
In 2008, Congress enacted Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to expand the government’s capacity to conduct surveillance of suspected foreign terrorists. The law permits the National Security Agency to acquire the communications of almost any foreigner abroad without obtaining an individualized court order. Although the surveillance may only be targeted at foreigners abroad, it inevitably sweeps in large amounts of Americans’ phone calls, texts, and emails.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
brennancenter.org | Katherine Ebright |Faiza Patel |Ivey Dyson |Elizabeth Goitein
Section 702 has been routinely abused in ways that violate Americans’ fundamental civil liberties and civil rights. FBI agents have used this surveillance authority, which is supposed to be limited to non-U.S. citizens located outside the United States, to gain warrantless access to the communications of tens of thousands of protesters, racial justice activists, 19,000 donors to a congressional campaign, journalists, and members of the U.S. Congress.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
brennancenter.org | Ivey Dyson
Este artículo se publicó originalmente en Univision NoticiasEn los últimos meses, el Congreso ha mostrado un creciente interés en abordar el tema de la inteligencia artificial. El Congreso ha tenido conversaciones, organizado foros y realizado audiencias sobre cómo sacar provecho de los beneficios y prevenir los daños que genera esta tecnología de rápida evolución.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
cityandstateny.com | Ivey Dyson
Unleashing surveillance technology on New Yorkers with little warning or explanation has become a habit with the NYPD. On Friday, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a 420-pound patrol robot that will record live video in the Times Square subway station. A few weeks ago, the department deployed drones to spy on Labor Day celebrations and backyard barbecues in New York City. And in recent months, it has adopted a slew of novel surveillance tools, like GPS guns and robot dogs.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
justsecurity.org | Faiza Patel |Ivey Dyson
With the launch of ChatGPT late last year, Congress is racing to catch up to the great promise and peril presented by the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). Just this year, seven Senate and House committees have held hearings on AI, and more are planned. Many bills have been announced, although the text of these proposed laws is often unavailable.
