Tag: Ron Wyden

Senate Democrat Unveils New Shield Law to Protect Journalists’ Records

June 29, 2021
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Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Monday unveiled a bill that aims to protect journalists’ data from government subpoenas, in the wake of the news that the Justice Department during the Trump administration worked to obtain records of lawmakers and journalists. “The Trump Administration spied on reporters it suspected of no crimes in its hunt to identify…

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Democrats Push Biden to Include Recurring Stimulus Payments

March 2, 2021
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Several Senate Democrats are pushing the Biden administration to include recurring stimulus payments in the pending pandemic recovery package—rather than just issuing $1,400 checks. A letter sent by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and signed by about 10 senators calls for President Joe Biden to provide recurring direct payments and unemployment insurance extensions. “We…

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Defense Intelligence Agency Buys Phone Location Data Without Warrants, Memo Says

January 23, 2021
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A U.S. intelligence agency is buying phone location data without using warrants, according to a newly released document. In a memo dated Jan. 15 (pdf) to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said analysts had searched U.S. device location data five times in the past two and a half years. The Supreme…

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Defense Intelligence Agency Buying Phone Location Data Without Warrants

January 23, 2021
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A U.S. intelligence agency is buying phone location data without using warrants, according to a newly released document. In a memo dated Jan. 15 (pdf) to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said analysts had searched U.S. device location data five times in the past two-and-a-half years. The Supreme Court ruled in…

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