#ronwyden — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/people/51387/ Congress kicks the can down the road on surveillance law (again) #Congress #FISA #JohnThune #MarkWarner #Privacy #RonWyden #Section702 #SenateIntelligenceCommittee #surveillance #TomCotton
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Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702
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Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702
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Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702
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Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702
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Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702
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Senators Ask Tulsi Gabbard To Tell Americans That VPN Use Might Subject Them To Domestic Surveillance
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FBI Tells Senate It’s Still Bypassing 4th Amendment By Purchasing Location Data From Third Parties
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The #Wyden Siren Goes Off Again: We’ll Be “Stunned” By What the #NSA Is Doing Under #Section702
#Senator #RonWyden says that when a secret interpretation of Section 702 is eventually declassified, the American public “will be stunned” to learn what the NSA has been doing. If you’ve followed Wyden’s career, you know this is not a man prone to hyperbole — and you know his track record on these warnings is perfect, this “directly affects the #privacy rights of #Americans.”
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/12/the-wyden-siren-goes-off-again-well-be-stunned-by-what-the-nsa-is-doing-under-section-702/ -
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Intelligence Agencies Easier Access to Law Enforcement Files
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#Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret #US #government #surveillance, sounds new alarm over '#CIA activities'
The two-line letter written by Sen. #RonWyden, longest serving member of Intelligence Committee, does not disclose nature of CIA’s activities or senator’s specific concerns. But the letter follows a pattern in recent years in which Wyden has publicly hinted at wrongdoing or illegality within the federal government, sometimes referred to as “Wyden siren.”
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/senator-who-has-repeatedly-warned-about-secret-u-s-government-surveillance-sounds-new-alarm-over-cia-activities/ -
Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US #GovernmentSurveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘#CIA activities’
by Zack Whittaker, February 6, 2026
Excerpt: "In 2011, #RonWyden said that the U.S. government was relying on a secret interpretation of the #PatriotAct, which he said — without disclosing the nature of his concerns — created a 'gap between what the public thinks the law says and what the American government secretly thinks the law says.'
"Two years later, then-#NSA contractor #EdwardSnowden revealed that the National Security Agency was relying on its secret interpretation of the Patriot Act to force U.S. phone companies, including Verizon, to turn over the call records of hundreds of millions of Americans on an ongoing basis.
"Since then, Wyden has sounded the alarm on how the U.S. government collects the contents of people’s communications; revealed that the Justice Department barred Apple and Google from disclosing that federal authorities had been secretly demanding the contents of their customers’ push notifications; and said that an unclassified report that #CISA has refused to release contains 'shocking details' about national security threats facing U.S. phone companies.
"As noted by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick, we may not know yet why Wyden sounded the siren about the CIA’s activities, but every time Wyden has warned, he has also been vindicated."
#USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SilencingDissent #Spying #USCitizens #WarrantlessSurveillance
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Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US #GovernmentSurveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘#CIA activities’
by Zack Whittaker, February 6, 2026
Excerpt: "In 2011, #RonWyden said that the U.S. government was relying on a secret interpretation of the #PatriotAct, which he said — without disclosing the nature of his concerns — created a 'gap between what the public thinks the law says and what the American government secretly thinks the law says.'
"Two years later, then-#NSA contractor #EdwardSnowden revealed that the National Security Agency was relying on its secret interpretation of the Patriot Act to force U.S. phone companies, including Verizon, to turn over the call records of hundreds of millions of Americans on an ongoing basis.
"Since then, Wyden has sounded the alarm on how the U.S. government collects the contents of people’s communications; revealed that the Justice Department barred Apple and Google from disclosing that federal authorities had been secretly demanding the contents of their customers’ push notifications; and said that an unclassified report that #CISA has refused to release contains 'shocking details' about national security threats facing U.S. phone companies.
"As noted by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick, we may not know yet why Wyden sounded the siren about the CIA’s activities, but every time Wyden has warned, he has also been vindicated."
#USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SilencingDissent #Spying #USCitizens #WarrantlessSurveillance
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Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US #GovernmentSurveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘#CIA activities’
by Zack Whittaker, February 6, 2026
Excerpt: "In 2011, #RonWyden said that the U.S. government was relying on a secret interpretation of the #PatriotAct, which he said — without disclosing the nature of his concerns — created a 'gap between what the public thinks the law says and what the American government secretly thinks the law says.'
"Two years later, then-#NSA contractor #EdwardSnowden revealed that the National Security Agency was relying on its secret interpretation of the Patriot Act to force U.S. phone companies, including Verizon, to turn over the call records of hundreds of millions of Americans on an ongoing basis.
"Since then, Wyden has sounded the alarm on how the U.S. government collects the contents of people’s communications; revealed that the Justice Department barred Apple and Google from disclosing that federal authorities had been secretly demanding the contents of their customers’ push notifications; and said that an unclassified report that #CISA has refused to release contains 'shocking details' about national security threats facing U.S. phone companies.
"As noted by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick, we may not know yet why Wyden sounded the siren about the CIA’s activities, but every time Wyden has warned, he has also been vindicated."
#USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SilencingDissent #Spying #USCitizens #WarrantlessSurveillance
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Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US #GovernmentSurveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘#CIA activities’
by Zack Whittaker, February 6, 2026
Excerpt: "In 2011, #RonWyden said that the U.S. government was relying on a secret interpretation of the #PatriotAct, which he said — without disclosing the nature of his concerns — created a 'gap between what the public thinks the law says and what the American government secretly thinks the law says.'
"Two years later, then-#NSA contractor #EdwardSnowden revealed that the National Security Agency was relying on its secret interpretation of the Patriot Act to force U.S. phone companies, including Verizon, to turn over the call records of hundreds of millions of Americans on an ongoing basis.
"Since then, Wyden has sounded the alarm on how the U.S. government collects the contents of people’s communications; revealed that the Justice Department barred Apple and Google from disclosing that federal authorities had been secretly demanding the contents of their customers’ push notifications; and said that an unclassified report that #CISA has refused to release contains 'shocking details' about national security threats facing U.S. phone companies.
"As noted by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick, we may not know yet why Wyden sounded the siren about the CIA’s activities, but every time Wyden has warned, he has also been vindicated."
#USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SilencingDissent #Spying #USCitizens #WarrantlessSurveillance
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Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US #GovernmentSurveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘#CIA activities’
by Zack Whittaker, February 6, 2026
Excerpt: "In 2011, #RonWyden said that the U.S. government was relying on a secret interpretation of the #PatriotAct, which he said — without disclosing the nature of his concerns — created a 'gap between what the public thinks the law says and what the American government secretly thinks the law says.'
"Two years later, then-#NSA contractor #EdwardSnowden revealed that the National Security Agency was relying on its secret interpretation of the Patriot Act to force U.S. phone companies, including Verizon, to turn over the call records of hundreds of millions of Americans on an ongoing basis.
"Since then, Wyden has sounded the alarm on how the U.S. government collects the contents of people’s communications; revealed that the Justice Department barred Apple and Google from disclosing that federal authorities had been secretly demanding the contents of their customers’ push notifications; and said that an unclassified report that #CISA has refused to release contains 'shocking details' about national security threats facing U.S. phone companies.
"As noted by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick, we may not know yet why Wyden sounded the siren about the CIA’s activities, but every time Wyden has warned, he has also been vindicated."
#USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #SilencingDissent #Spying #USCitizens #WarrantlessSurveillance
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The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong
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Senators Want To Hold The Open Internet Hostage, Demand Zuckerberg Write The Ransom Note
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I just emailed my senators with the following message:
“I’m writing today to urge you NOT to vote to end the federal government shutdown without an agreement to extend the #ACA subsidies for at least a year. Despite how the shutdown affects me personally, I think it’s VITAL that Democrats stay strong and united against the cruelty and corruption of the Trump regime. Thank you!”
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Ted Cruz Kills America’s Latest Attempt To Have Functional Privacy Laws
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Leading Democrat Wyden Continues Probe Into Pantera Founder Morehead's Taxes - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, is continuing h... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/10/01/leading-democrat-wyden-continues-probe-into-pantera-founder-morehead-s-taxes #panteracapital #ronwyden #policy #news
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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/jeffrey-epstein-files-donald-trump-democrats-bondi-doj/
#RonWyden…focused on investigating ties between Epstein and billionaire financier #LeonBlack…examining $170M in payments Black made to Epstein that Wyden has alleged #Epstein used to finance his sex trafficking. In March, Black agreed to a $62M settlement…
…staffers “reviewed portions of a file at #Treasury that contains information on many other issues involving Epstein’s financing and operations,”… admin…“sitting on the file and doing nothing with it…"
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#Republicans scrambled to respond, many politically attacking the #nonpartisan #parliamentarian, while #Democrats said it would be devastating to the #GOP package.
Sen. #RonWyden, the top Democrat on the #Senate #Finance Committee, said the GOP proposal would have been as much as a $250 billion cut to the #healthcare program, “massive #Medicaid cuts that hurt #kids, #seniors, Americans with #disabilities & working families.”
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Senator #RonWyden, Democrat of Oregon & the top Democrat on the panel, goes directly at #RFKJr in his opening remarks. The question, he said, is “whether Robert F. Kennedy should be trusted with the health & well-being of the American people.” He said Kennedy has embraced “#ConspiracyTheories, #quacks, #charlatans,” saying that is especially true concerning the safety & efficacy of #vaccines.
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The idea of #termlimits for #scotus has merit and has been proposed by a variety of legal experts.
However no one has ever explained to me what will, or should, happen if the #Senate fails or refuses to confirm a #scotus nominee during the two-year window between terms.
Personally, I would prefer #Senator #RonWyden’s Judiciary reorganization proposal.
https://truthout.org/articles/ron-wyden-submits-bill-to-drastically-reform-supreme-court/
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#Sweeping #bill to #overhaul #SupremeCourt would add six #justices
The #legislation by Sen. #RonWyden (D-Ore.) is one of the most #ambitious #efforts to date to #remake the #SupremeCourt following #controversies over #rulings and a severe lack of any meaningful ethics requirements.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Oregon #UnitedStates #SupremeCourt #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/26/supreme-court-reform-15-justices-wyden/
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“We are proposing a way to restore some balance between the 3 branches of government,” Sen #RonWyden added.
The bill’s most significant measure would increase the number of justices from 9 to 15 over the course of 12 years. The staggered format over 2 or 3 administrations is aimed at diminishing the chance that one #political party would pack the courts with its nominees.
#law #SCOTUS #ethics #JudicialEthics
Link to bill, summary & full text:
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#RonWyden …said the goal of the bill is to restore public confidence in a battered institution. He said he hopes to get parts of the bill passed, even if the whole package is not embraced by lawmakers.
“It’s not an atomic secret that the process for selecting justices is politicized,” #Wyden said. “You’ve got this thoroughly politicized process resulting in a #SupremeCourt that now frequently issues sweeping rulings to overturn laws & upend precedents.” -
Customs & Border Protection records revealed that #ClarenceThomas & his wife, #GinniThomas, took a round trip between Hawaii & New Zealand in Nov 2010 on #HarlanCrow’s private jet. Sen #RonWyden, #Democrat of Oregon, writing to Crow’s lawyer, demanded that he supply more info about the #financial relationship between the 2 men.
#law #JudicialEthics #judiciary #corruption #ActivistCourt #DarkMoney #CourtReform
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/3c289da6f36f0ab9/1e8cb898-full.pdf -
Justice #ClarenceThomas Failed to Reveal More Private Flights, Senator Says
Sen #RonWyden sent a letter to the wealthy conservative donor #HarlanCrow’s lawyer after records showed [more] undisclosed flights between Hawaii & New Zealand w/the #SCOTUS justice in 2010.
#law #JudicialEthics #judiciary #corruption #ActivistCourt #ExtremistCourt #DarkMoney #CourtReform #FarRight #Republicans
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/us/politics/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-jet.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb -
'Scandal-plagued' #databroker tracked visits to '600 #PlannedParenthood locations'
#AntiChoice group, #VeritasSociety, specifically targeted visitors to nearly 600 Planned Parenthood facilities in 48 states with anti-abortion #ads using location data from a broker called #NearIntelligence, according to US Senator #RonWyden. The ad campaign ran from Nov 2019-2022, when #SupremeCourt issued #Dobbs ruling that allowed states to criminalize #abortion https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/02/15/data_broker_location_abortion/ #privacy #surveillance -
#Congress finds #pharmacies give patient records to #lawenforcement without warrants
Sen. #RonWyden urged the Biden administration to revise #HIPAA rules to better guard #Americans’ pharmaceutical records from #warrantless law enforcement requests.
Researchers looked at #CVS; #Walgreens; #Cigna; #OptumRx; #Walmart; #Kroger; #RiteAid; and #Amazon #Pharmacy; None of the eight require a warrant prior to sharing #patientrecords.
https://therecord.media/congressional-report-pharmacies-give-patient-records-law-enforcement-no-warrants #privacy #surveillance -
Facebook cuts off NYU researcher access, prompting rebuke from lawmakers - Facebook shut down accounts belonging to two academic researchers late Tuesday, cu... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/aKq3CCCM4IA/ #federaltradecommission #socialmediaplatforms #facebookadlibrary #onlineadvertising #operatingsystems #socialnetwork #worldwideweb #juliaangwin #socialmedia #markwarner #computing #instagram #congress #facebook #ronwyden #software #privacy #social #nyu #tc