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Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet, said a top Democratic senator Monday. Thomas and his wife, Virginia, took a round-trip flight between Hawaii and New Zealand in November 2010, according to international flight records maintained by Customs and Border Protection, according to Sen. Ron Wyden. A letter to …

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'Yacht trip to Russia': Senators publish list of Clarence Thomas’ gifts from benefactors
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Yacht trip to Russia': Senators publish list of Clarence Thomas’ gifts from benefactors

Raw Story  

Two Senate Democrats have published a list of roughly three dozen lavish gifts Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas received from right-wing billionaires during his time on the Court. Read also: 'No shame': Experts explain why one Supreme Court justice went 'full MAGA' The gifts from Crow date back to 2003, and list excursions like "Yacht trip to Russia and …

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Some states are trying to protect health care data so it isn’t used against people seeking abortions
10 months, 1 week ago

Some states are trying to protect health care data so it isn’t used against people seeking abortions

Associated Press  

Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals’ reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator’s report last week offered a new jolt, describing how cellphone location data was used to send millions of anti-abortion ads to people who visited Planned Parenthood offices. Federal law bars medical providers from sharing health data without a patient’s consent …

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Apple now requires court orders in U.S. to access push notification data
1 year ago

Apple now requires court orders in U.S. to access push notification data

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Apple is now requiring that U.S. law enforcement agencies obtain a court order for information on its customers’ push notifications, the alerts that iPhone apps send users that can reveal a lot about their online activity. The privacy-enhancing policy was added following last week’s disclosure by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden that his office had received a tip last …

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Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications
54 years, 11 months ago

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications

Wired  

If you have push notifications turned on for sensitive apps, you may want to reconsider your settings. The United States government and foreign law enforcement can demand Apple and Google share metadata associated with push notifications from apps on iOS and Android, according to a US senator and court records reviewed by WIRED. “In the spring of 2022, my office …

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New Clarence Thomas ethics questions about forgiveness on luxury RV loan
1 year, 2 months ago

New Clarence Thomas ethics questions about forgiveness on luxury RV loan

NPR  

New Clarence Thomas ethics questions about forgiveness on luxury RV loan Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Accountable.US Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Accountable.US The drip, drip, drip of new ethics questions about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's ethics continued Wednesday. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., disclosed that documents turned over to the committee indicate that …

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US Spies Are Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance ‘Loophole’
54 years, 11 months ago

US Spies Are Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance ‘Loophole’

Wired  

An effort by United States lawmakers to prevent government agencies from domestically tracking citizens without a search warrant is facing opposition internally from one of its largest intelligence services. Republican and Democratic aides familiar with ongoing defense-spending negotiations in Congress say officials at the National Security Agency have approached lawmakers charged with its oversight about opposing an amendment that would …

New report claims US intelligence agencies are buying Americans’ personal data
1 year, 6 months ago

New report claims US intelligence agencies are buying Americans’ personal data

The Independent  

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Senate Finance Chief blasts Clarence Thomas' billionaire friend for obstructing gift probe
1 year, 7 months ago

Senate Finance Chief blasts Clarence Thomas' billionaire friend for obstructing gift probe

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The Democratic chair of the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday that billionaire GOP megadonor Harlan Crow is trying to obstruct the panel's investigation into his gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who is facing growing calls to resign for failing to disclose luxury vacations and other largesse from an individual with business …

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Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas
1 year, 7 months ago

Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas

NPR  

Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas Enlarge this image toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pressure to force a wealthy GOP donor to explain his ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas escalated on Tuesday, with top Senate Democrats pushing for new disclosures in the face of …

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Surveillance program on money transfers raises privacy concerns
1 year, 11 months ago

Surveillance program on money transfers raises privacy concerns

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON : Hundreds of federal, state and local U.S. law-enforcement agencies have access without court oversight to a database of more than 150 million money transfers between people in the U.S. and in more than 20 countries, according to internal program documents and an investigation by Sen. Ron Wyden. Mr. Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said TRAC allows the government to …

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Billionaire tax hits critics as Biden pushes for budget deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Billionaire tax hits critics as Biden pushes for budget deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan quickly ran into criticism as too cumbersome with some lawmakers preferring the original plan of simply raising the top tax rates on corporations and the wealthy. “That’s my hope,” the president said before leaving his home state …

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