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When Your Home Security System Turns the Camera on You

Consumers around the world are installing “smart” home systems for the convenience and control it gives them, but many are unaware of who or what may actually be controlling these systems and for what purpose. Users of smart home technology are sometimes startled to find that someone else is operating their systems. In 2019, a…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (June 14): Senator Condemns Use of FISA Surveillance on Americans; Legal Experts Weigh In on Trump Arraignment

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) condemned the use of FISA surveillance during a June 13 hearing. He said the program—meant to investigate foreign agents—was allegedly used to spy on thousands of Americans without proper cause. Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a federal court in Miami on June 13 to 37 felony charges related…


NTD News Today (June 14): Senator Condemns Use of FISA Surveillance on Americans; Legal Experts Weigh In on Trump Arraignment

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) condemned the use of FISA surveillance during a June 13 hearing. He said the program—meant to investigate foreign agents—was allegedly used to spy on thousands of Americans without proper cause. Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a federal court in Miami on June 13 to 37 felony charges related…


Federal Agencies Routinely Spy on Phone Calls, Texts, Emails of American Citizens, Experts Say

Despite the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which prohibits warrantless government searches, U.S. agencies are proving to be ever more intrusive in their routine surveillance of Americans’ speech and activities. Often working in collaboration with private companies and banks, agencies like the FBI have been misusing laws against foreign terrorism to vacuum up and sift through the…


Opposition to Federal Spying Practices Bipartisan and on the Rise: Poll

A new poll indicates that bipartisan skepticism of federal spying practices is on the rise—a fact that could make the Biden administration’s push to renew certain powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) more challenging. The national AP-NORC poll, conducted March 16–20, shows that Republicans and Democrats espouse similar views on government surveillance tactics,…


Bipartisan Lawmakers Express Outrage Over FBI Misuse of Surveillance Tool to Spy on Americans

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on May 19 expressed alarm after an unsealed court order revealed the FBI misused a controversial surveillance tool to collect intelligence on U.S. citizens, including individuals suspected of involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach and George Floyd protests. The details of the inappropriately collected information were outlined by…


FISA Renewal ‘Critical’ for National Defense, Officials Say but Critics Demand More Privacy Safeguards

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the United States’ 18 federal intelligence agencies to spy without a warrant on non-Americans overseas but many in Congress—especially Republicans—say the measure, adopted after the 9/11 attacks, has been abused and needs to be revised. FISA’s Section 702 music be reauthorized by Congress every five…


LIVE NOW: US House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on FISA Abuse by FBI

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hold a hearing to “examine the FBI’s abuses of its Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities” at 9:00 a.m. ET on April 27. Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Sharon Bradford Franklin, Chair, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and Beth A….


US House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on FISA Abuse by FBI

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hold a hearing to “examine the FBI’s abuses of its Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities” at 9:00 a.m. ET on April 27. Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Sharon Bradford Franklin, Chair, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and Beth A….


The Inside Story of How Spygate Was Uncovered—Lead Investigator Kash Patel Tells All

In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Kash Patel, a former Obama-era DOJ prosecutor, who was essential in uncovering the Spygate scandal. Personally recruited by Congressman Devin Nunes, he spearheaded the investigation into the FBI’s handling of the Russia probe. And later as Principal Deputy to the Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell,…