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The US Senate voted down an amendment to the USA Patriot Act on Wednesday that would create a tougher standard for government investigators to collect the web search and browsing histories of people in the states. The bipartisan amendment, proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, a Democrat, and Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, a Republican, would've required the Department of Justice to show probable cause when requesting approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to collect the data for counterterrorism or counterintelligence investigations.
Later Wednesday, the Senate voted to approve a separate bipartisan amendment that would expand a program that reviews some FISA Court requests and provides advice to judges on privacy and civil liberties concerns.
Before the vote on the browsing history issue, Daines told the Senate the bill was necessary to keep the government from intruding into the most sensitive information of internet users in the US. "If you want to see an American's search history, then you better go to a judge and get a warrant," he said.
The amendment required 60 votes to pass and failed with a final tally of 59 ayes and 37 nays. A separate amendment drafted by Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican, would expressly allow the collection of web search and browsing data under section 215 of the Patriot Act, which doesn't require that investigators show probable cause. The Wyden-Daines amendment, by contrast, would've given government the ability to request the data under a separate part of the law, Title I, which does require probable cause.
Senate rejects tougher standards for collection of search and browsing dat
(Score: 2) by AssCork on Thursday May 14 2020, @01:29AM (6 children)
Just popped-out of a tight spot. Came out mostly clean, too.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Ethanol-fueled on Thursday May 14 2020, @02:05AM (1 child)
It's a gerontocracy run by a bunch of senile old fools. Just wait a few years until they start dropping, and then the only box you'll have to worry about is the coffin box.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday May 14 2020, @08:21AM
Great. Just... what if you (along many others) start to drop earlier than that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Thursday May 14 2020, @05:13AM (2 children)
All of the first three are in use now, of course. Not enough, maybe, but all three are currently in use.
It seems that some people are testing to see how far they can push things before the ammo boxes come into use.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 15 2020, @03:45AM (1 child)
Loser politics is losing. So of course you're gonna shoot some shit up...
Except you're not. Because all you do is complain about shit on the internet.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday May 15 2020, @04:12AM
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_power_grows_out_of_the_barrel_of_a_gun [wikipedia.org]
You need to understand that simple fact, before you can hope to understand politics. The principle applies from your hometown mayor and police department, right on up into global politics. He who has the guns calls the shots. He who has no guns obeys, or dies.
And, we have arrived at the concept of "All gun control laws in the United States are racial in nature." Put the quoted text into a search box, and see what you find. And, THAT is why the DNC hates guns - they hate blacks.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday May 14 2020, @05:36AM
Ballot box coming up soon. The entire house is up for reelection. And regardless of the gerrymandering bullshit, it would be interesting if 95% didn't vote for the incumbent DNC/GOP. Don't blame the system just because everybody is looking for a cut
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..