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New lawsuit challenges Trump administration policy to collect foreigners’ social media accounts
Free-speech advocates are challenging the Trump Administration’s policy of requiring foreigners to list their social media accounts as part of their visa applications, alleging in a lawsuit filed Dec 5 that the policy violates federal law and runs afoul of the Constitution.
Twitter suspends accounts impersonating Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Fiona Hill (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 10:26Editorial: Egypt’s free press is under attack. Congress needs to speak up. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 15:29Apple says recent changes to OS improve user privacy, but some lawmakers see them as an effort to edge out its rivals (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 15:28Analysis: US officials fret about hacking by a new generation of nations (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 11:36Analysis: Top Senate Democrat's new privacy bill likely to spark GOP protests (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 11:36Top Democratic Senators unveil new online privacy bill, promising tough penalties for data abuse
Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) led Sens Biran Schatz (D-HI), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Amy Klobuarch (D-MN) in unveiling the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA), which proposes tough new punishments for Facebook, Google and other Silicon Valley tech giants that mishandle their users’ personal data. The sweeping new online privacy bill aims to provide people their “Miranda rights” for the digital age. Rights consumers would gain from COPRA include: