BREAKING: The House just passed a bill that would ban the government from buying Americans' data, instead of getting the constitutionally-required warrant.

This bipartisan effort should raise an alarm for the government — our Fourth Amendment rights are not for sale.

Read this, and if it scares you, call this number (202-899-8938) ASAP to be connected to your Senators and urge them NOT to pass a law that will allow the government to force U.S. business to serve as NSA spies. thehill.com/opinion/techno…

This is the kind of service the White House is deeply concerned about losing access to if a bill cracking down on data broker sales to law enforcement passes. 404media.co/a-spy-site-is-…

The government will not use new, unchecked surveillance powers responsibly. It already habitually abuses Section 702, intended for surveillance of foreigners, to search Americans’ communications.

FPF's Seth Stern and John Cusack write in Chicago Sun-Times 👇🏼

chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the…

Your daily reminder to CALL YOUR SENATORS (call 202-899-8938 to be connected to them) and tell them you don't want U.S. businesses to be forced to spy for the NSA. There will likely be votes tomorrow and/or Friday, so it's critical to hit Senate offices with calls NOW.

THREAD: won't cover all of it, but I'm tuning into the House E&C hearing on 'All The Tech Bills'.

Our quick take:
😎 Ban Surveillance Advertising & Algorithmic Accountability Act are good!
😡 KOSA is still bad
🙂 COPPA 2.0 is fine
🧐 still analyzing APRA

fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-04-1…

.ITI comes out against 'Make Everyone a Spy' provision: 'It’s imperative they not include provisions that would unintentionally make any electronic communication service equipment provider and those with access to that equipment subject to #FISA authorities.'

What's up here Jessica Rosenworcel? We've been mobilizing millions of people for YEARS demanding strong net neutrality protections without loopholes that we know telecom giants will abuse. The FCC needs to fix this and deliver on the promise to restore real NN arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

BREAKING—DOZENS OF @GOOGLE WORKERS LEAD HISTORIC COAST TO COAST-INS AT @GOOGLECLOUD CEO THOMAS KURIAN’S OFFICE IN SUNNYVALE & @GOOGLE’s NYC 10TH FLOOR COMMONS. They refuse to leave until @google stops powering the genocide in Gaza

LIVESTREAM: twitch.tv/notech4aparthe…

Big news: Today I'm unveiling the results of my office's investigation that found attorneys general in Republican-controlled states including Texas, Tennessee, Missouri and Indiana abused their power to target teens seeking gender-affirming care.

Breaking:

Dozens of Google employees began occupying NYC and Sunnyvale offices today in protest of the company’s $1.2 billion dollar Project Nimbus cloud computing contract with the Israeli government
wired.com/story/google-n…

This is a historic tech action.

A long proud tradition. From Polaroid workers rejecting their work contributing to S Africa's passbooks, to the MIT research strike where scientists refused to work for warfare; to Geoff Hinton relocating to Canada to avoid building US weapons.

A terrifying expansion of Section 702, the surveillance law used by the FBI to spy on American journalists and protestors, is on the brink of becoming law.

Tell the Senate to vote NO on RISAA by calling 202-899-8938

This week, the Senate will vote on #FISA reauthorization including an “Everyone Is A Spy” amendment.

If the Senate fails to remove the amendment, it will be handing the president, and the next president is, a knife to ram through the back of democracy.

Our full statement:

censorship makes kids less safe not more safe
censorship makes kids less safe not more safe
censorship makes kids less safe not more safe
censorship makes kids less safe not more safe
censorship makes kids less safe not more safe
themarkup.org/digital-book-b…

Particularly gutting is when this excellent piece by Tara GarciaMathewson talks about elementary or middle school students who might recognize their sexuality for the first time, search for resources, and only see hate. 💔

These schools and their content filters are failing kids.

Statement ahead of Wednesday's e&c hearing on privacy legislation:

👍🏻DELETE Act
👍🏻Banning Surveillance Advertising Act
👍🏻Algorithmic Accountability Act

👎🏻KOSA
👎🏻Protecting Kids on Social Media Act
👎🏻SCREEN Act

🫤 American Privacy Rights Act

fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-04-1…

Incredibly alarming for anyone invested in free expression and the right to dissent.