House Democrats and a number of privacy advocacy groups came out against a House GOP-sponsored bill that would reportedly make it easier for employers to gain access to genetic information about their employees and their families. The New York Times reported Friday that the bill- called the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act- may also significantly
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Wiki-flood: Why it’s time for Congress to investigate
Cal Thomas, Most Americans, I suspect, have the attitude that if the government is spying on someone there is probably a good reason. In the latest document dump by WikiLeaks, Julian Assange’s outfit may cause some to rethink that premise. Assange, who is viewed by some as a patriot and by others as a traitor
Comey warns there is no longer ‘absolute privacy’ in US
FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that Americans should no longer have the expectations of complete privacy. Comey, who was the keynote speaker at a cybersecurity conference at Boston College, said there is no longer “absolute privacy” in the U.S., Politico reported. “Even our memories aren’t private,” he said. “Any of us can be compelled
WikiLeaks reveal proof we are sliding down the slippery slope toward totalitarianism
Dennis Kucinich, The U.S. government must get a grip on the massive opening that the CIA, through its misfeasance, nonfeasance and malfeasance, has created. If Tuesday’s WikiLeaks document dump is authentic, as it appears to be, then the agency left open electronic gateways that make all Americans vulnerable to spying, eavesdropping and technological manipulation that
WikiLeaks, CIA probe to focus on outside contractors
Investigators working to find the source of this week’s Wikileaks dump are likely set to focus on outside contractors for the CIA, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. A disaffected insider- not a foreign government—is believed to be behind the leak of thousands of documents on the CIA’s cyberspying capabilities,
Pence chides Associated Press for publishing wife’s email address
Vice President Pence lashed out at the Associated Press on Saturday for listing his wife’s email address in a story about his frequent resistance to public records requests while Indiana’s governor. Pence said in a tweet that by publishing his wife’s personal AOL email address, the Associated Press “violated her privacy and our security.” The
Does DeVos Have An Education Agenda of Her Own?
Jane Robbins, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is exhibiting some noteworthy resistance to the education agenda of President Trump. One indication of this disposition is her insistence that the Every Student Succeeds Act did away with Common Core over a year ago, and her declaration that the federal government properly plays a role in approving states’ education
The Time is NOW to Put Privacy Back into Intelligence Gathering
Bob Barr, In the months following the 9-11 terror attacks, as America’s intelligence agencies struggled to explain how they missed connecting the dots leading to the attacks, there began a major push both inside and outside government to ensure such a lapse never occurred again. The focal point of this push was the intelligence community’s