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The ’20 Questions’ Problem with the SAFE Act

If the SAFE Act passes, FBI Agents could craft sequential queries to access content without a warrant. A simple “U. S. person query cap amendment” can fix this. Introduction Congress is reviewing whether and how to renew part of the permission it retroactively gave to the administration to conduct warrantless surveillance on Americans, in the […]

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Smoke and Phone Screens: a TikTok Ban Isn’t About Protecting Americans’ Privacy

Last week, TikTok users opened the app to see a notice warning them that Congress was planning on banning the platform. TikTok urged users to call their representatives. They did, in droves, flooding the inboxes of lawmakers. Days later, on March 13th, 2024, the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act […]