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Posted inLaw and Justice
Julian Assange Did the Time, but Who Did the Crime?
The WikiLeaks founder was forced to plead guilty to something journalists do every day.
Posted inTAP
Pro-Israel Groups Pushed for Warrantless Spying on Protesters
Today on TAP: The worst fears of reformers of warrantless spying could be realized.
Posted inPolitics
Reformers Narrowly Lose on FISA Reform, Now Get Patriot Act 2.0
A bad day for civil liberties in the House of Representatives
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Bipartisan Surveillance State
As today’s FISA vote shows us, primaries matter.
Posted inPolitics
The Final Act on Government Surveillance
The House leadership in both parties is poised to expand, not reform, warrantless spying on Americans. But the rank and file isn’t going along.
Posted inTAP
The Clock Is Tik-Toking for Tech
Today on TAP: Forcing divestment of Chinese ownership of TikTok is no substitute for comprehensive data privacy regulation. It’s a first step.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Intel’s $3.5 Billion Boondoggle
The microchip giant’s ‘secure enclave’ project will take nearly 10 percent of a CHIPS Act manufacturing fund that is already stretched thin.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Is Surveillance Reform Possible?
On our weekly live YouTube show, our executive editor and writing fellow unpack the biggest news stories of the week.
Posted inPolitics
Crunch Time for Government Spying
Congress has a few weeks left until a key spying provision sunsets. Both reformers and intelligence hawks are plotting their strategies.