86 Republicans Vote To Allow Warrantless Spying Of Americans With FISA
Eighty-six House Republicans voted against an amendment to the FISA reauthorization bill which would have added a warrant requirement to prevent the U.S. government from spying on Americans without their knowledge. The vote tally on the amendment, introduced by Republican Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, was 212-212, with House Speaker Mike Johnson casting the tiebreaker vote […]
Is your smartphone spying on you without you even knowing it?
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently uncovered a surprising new privacy threat. The ambient light sensor in our smartphones could turn into a makeshift camera. A woman operating an iPhone (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson) From brightness adjustment to privacy invasion Ambient light sensors are common in smartphones and are primarily […]
Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying for communist Cuba
The former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday after admitting decades of espionage against the U.S. government on behalf of communist Cuba. Miami-based U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom accepted Victor Manuel Rocha’s guilty plea on two charges, including acting as an agent of a foreign government, and sentenced him […]
Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba sentenced to 15 years in prison
A former U.S. ambassador charged with spying for Cuba was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. according to to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002, was charged with “conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government and […]
House votes to reauthorize spying bill that enabled the FBI to violate Americans’ rights. Only 59 Republicans voted ‘no.’
The House of Representatives voted 273-147 on Friday to reauthorize the surveillance bill, which has been misused hundreds of thousands of times by the FBI to spy on Americans. Only 59 Republicans reportedly voted against updating Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill is now in the Senate and is expected to […]
House passes bill to reauthorize federal spying power on foreign targets until 2026
House of Representatives passed invoice On Friday, an amendment that would have reauthorized the federal government’s spying powers against foreign targets through 2026 but required a warrant to search data on American citizens collected in the process failed. At least 126 Republicans and 147 Democrats voted in favor of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign […]
Illegal Alien Accused of Spying on Girls in Bathroom at Mississippi Walmart
An illegal alien is accused of spying on young girls by peeking under a restroom stall at a Walmart in D’Iberville, Mississippi. Jesler Jairo Perez (20), an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, arrested d’Iberville police filed three charges of voyeurism this month. Police said the three girls were in the Walmart bathroom when they noticed Perez […]
Your car is spying on you and upping your insurance rates: report
Drivers of cars from General Motors, Ford, Honda and other popular brands say their premiums have increased because the companies have sent data about their driving behavior to issuers without their knowledge. Ken Dahl, 65, is a Seattle-area businessman. Who told the New York Times The cost of his auto insurance rose 21% in 2022 […]
No FISA Spying on Americans in Spending Fight
Chairman Mike Johnson notes that conservatives and liberals are united in demanding that the current spending package not be used to reauthorize the FBI’s unconstitutional warrantless spying on Americans. Should. Congress first enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978, establishing a legal framework for spying in other countries. Lawmakers added Section 702 of […]
Former US ambassador, Manuel Rocha, accused of spying for Cuba to plead guilty
The former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia informed a federal judge Thursday that he will plead guilty to charges related to his decades-long campaign to spy on the U.S. government on behalf of communist Cuba. Manuel Rocha, 73 years old U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom said: He said he accepted a deal offered by federal prosecutors […]