House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that more surveillance footage captured during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach at the U.S. Capitol will be soon released, adding that thousands of hours have been uploaded so far. About 13,000 hours of surveillance footage have been released, he told Newsmax on Monday, providing the most substantial update […]
The Biden administration has been accused by the House Judiciary Committee and its Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government of conducting unlawful “broad” surveillance of citizens’ private financial data without a warrant and with no evidence of any crimes being committed by the individuals. In a new interim report released on March […]
According to an analysis published by the Foreign Affairs magazine, aside from cutting-edge technologies, China’s surveillance system relies heavily on manpower, and that vast network of informants makes it impossible to export the communist regime’s surveillance model overseas.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, subpoenaed Attorney General Merrick Garland on Dec. 19 for information on the Department of Justice’s alleged attempts to surveil members of Congress and their staff in 2017. In a letter to Mr. Garland, the Republican lawmaker asked for all DOJ documents related to the alleged […]
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said Wednesday that the House will consider temporarily extending the country’s warrantless surveillance powers, a key national security tool due to expire at the end of the year. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorizes the U.S. government to collect data on […]
A White House-backed program in partnership with telecom giant AT&T collects phone call records of Americans and provides law enforcement access to the databases. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has raised “serious concerns about the legality of this surveillance program.” On Nov. 20, Mr. Wyden wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland asking for […]
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is calling for the public release of additional information about the Hemisphere Project. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Mr. Wyden described the program as a surveillance operation in which the White House pays AT&T to provide all federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies with the ability […]
Trillions of phone records, openly accessible to law enforcement. Even without a warrant! Senator Ron Wyden is on a quest to expose the program, and demand answers. NTD’s Arleen Richards has more. Bryan Hornung, CEO of XACT IT Solutions, spoke on this issue.
BALTIMORE—Baltimore police have asked for the public’s help identifying a group of people seen in the area of a shooting at Morgan State University that left five people injured. Police released a surveillance video late Wednesday that shows several people walking in a grassy area. They are seeking the identities of “persons of interest” in […]
Two American sailors have been arrested on charges of selling sensitive military information to China. Heavy rainstorms move toward northeastern China, the nation’s largest grain belt. Farmlands were submerged under water and harvest season was disrupted. A unique feature offered by a Chinese surveillance camera maker uses keywords like “black,” “white,” and “yellow” to tag […]
A House subcommittee on Friday examined the expansion of warrantless surveillance of Americans, the FBI’s continued abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and its failure to implement meaningful reforms.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance holds a hearing about “Fixing FISA, Part II” at 9:15 a.m. ET on July 14 to “examine the expansion of warrantless surveillance of Americans, the FBI’s continued abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and its failure to implement meaningful reforms.” Witnesses: Jonathan Turley, […]
Amazon has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $30.8 million to settle claims that it allowed employees and third-party contractors of its Ring video camera doorbell unit to surveil customers in their homes and illegally retained children’s voice recordings through its Alexa app. According to an FTC press release, Amazon’s Ring doorbell company was charged with compromising […]
The U.S. government has data on millions of Americans through a secret surveillance program. Who has access to the data, and what are certain high-ranking officials saying? A Catholic organization sues the FBI for weaponizing government power to go after Catholics. The president of the group joins us to explore what has happened so far. […]
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten admitted to offering edits to the CDC’s school reopening guidelines during testimony on Capitol Hill. She denies suggesting substantive changes. More than 10,000 federal employees could have access to Americans’ data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Three witnesses testified on the issue at a House Judiciary Subcommittee […]
About 13 million spectators are expected to attend next year’s Paris Olympics. The French government plans to use AI-powered video surveillance technology to keep the games safe. But human rights and privacy advocates have raised concerns that the new surveillance powers pose an unprecedented threat to fundamental liberties.
The moments following the San Francisco stabbing attack of Cash App founder Bob Lee were captured on surveillance video and in a 911 call to authorities, according to a local Bay Area news portal. The surveillance footage, reviewed by the online news site The San Francisco Standard, was recorded early Tuesday morning in the Rincon […]
The CEO of TikTok claims that efforts by its China-based parent company to stalk American journalists do not qualify as “surveillance” or “spying.” The comments referred to an ongoing Department of Justice investigation regarding how employees at the China-based ByteDance, which owns TikTok, illicitly used TikTok data to track American journalists without their knowledge. When […]
Nicola Sturgeon announces she will resign as Scotland’s first minister—after more than eight years in the role. Are British police forces being watched by China? A watchdog warns about Chinese-made surveillance equipment used by police forces across the UK. We hear from an expert on the increasing global demand for critical minerals used to make […]
John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during the Trump administration, said on Monday that he will be briefed by Biden administration officials during a scheduled meeting on Feb. 15 about Chinese spy balloon incursions that happened during the Trump administration. During an appearance on “Meet the Press NOW” on Feb. 13, Bolton said […]
