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Wyden asks Obama’s terrorism chief for rules governing assassination of U.S. citizens
Before he votes to confirm Obama terrorism czar John Brennan as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has a few rather touchy questions. Specifically, a letter published by Wired revealed that he asked Brennan about the rules governing the use of drone aircraft to assassinate…
Sen. Mark Kirk calls on Congress to protect digital privacy
Sen. Mark Kirk, a moderate Republican from Illinois, released a video on Thursday in support of legislation that would make it illegal to track and log the location of individual Americans without their consent. “Each American’s privacy is protected by the Fourth Amendment against unreasonable searches and seizures,” he said.…
Members of Congress question seizures of alleged pirate domain names
For the last several months, two Democratic members of Congress have been asking the Department of Homeland Security/ICE to clarify the policy behind its seizures of the domain names of websites that are alleged to be involved in copyright violations. According to TorrentFreak.com, they’ve finally gotten a response, but it’s…
Senator vows to reform the PATRIOT Act
A Democratic senator from Oregon said Tuesday that Congress must use the three month extension of the PATRIOT Act to amend the legislation so that it does not violate American’s civil liberties. “Americans deserve laws that strike the best possible balance between fighting terrorism ferociously and protecting the rights and…
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