faces fund benefits approach donor insurance foreign campaign political white compromised amazon report plan business supreme musk president privacy surveillance prices irs agents federal probe jared hack martin day price

Articles for Wyden, search results for foreign

Trump’s trade guru plots an even more disruptive second term
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s trade guru plots an even more disruptive second term

Politico  

At the time of the meeting, many lawmakers of both parties were still skeptical of the rewritten NAFTA — and the radical turn against decades of free trade orthodoxy that Trump and his trade chief had been pursuing. “I don’t think Bob really had any enemies in that administration,” said one former Trump official who worked closely with Lighthizer. “You …

Trump Administration Treasury Capitol Hill Senate Harris Second
Kushner's $2B Saudi deal slammed as 'egregious' and an 'apparent payoff' as probe launched
6 months, 1 week ago

Kushner's $2B Saudi deal slammed as 'egregious' and an 'apparent payoff' as probe launched

Raw Story  

A former head ethics counsel for the Treasury Department said it's "long overdue" for an investigation into Jared Kushner, former senior advisor to President Donald Trump known for his significant influence in the Trump administration and his work in the Middle East. Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden asked Kushner's firm Affinity Partners for details about a $2 billion investment from …

Saudi Kushner Wyden Canter
Jared Kushner's financial ties to Saudi Arabia fall under fresh scrutiny
6 months, 1 week ago

Jared Kushner's financial ties to Saudi Arabia fall under fresh scrutiny

Raw Story  

The Senate Finance Committee has launched an investigation into Jared Kushner's overseas business activities. Sen. Ron Wyden, who chairs the committee, asked Kushner's firm Affinity Partners for details about a $2 billion investment from the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund in 2021 and funding from other foreign investors. “The Saudi PIF’s decision to invest $2 billion in Affinity so …

Investment Saudi Arabia Saudi Kushner Jared Kushner Wyden
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 …

Google Apple Wyden Push Notifications Push Notification Notification Data Push Notification Data
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 …

Google Apple App Wyden Notification Push Push Notifications
A key US spy tool will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal
1 year, 1 month ago

A key US spy tool will lapse at year’s end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With less than two months until the end of the year, the Biden administration is running out of time to win the reauthorization of a spy program it says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks. “Just imagine if some foreign terrorist organization overseas shifts its intentions and directs an operative here who’d been contingency …

Law Security Intelligence Congress Trump Civil Liberties White House
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  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors …

Intelligence Information Congress Report Americans Personal Data Wyden
First on CNN: New bipartisan bill in Senate could address TikTok security concerns without a ban
1 year, 6 months ago

First on CNN: New bipartisan bill in Senate could address TikTok security concerns without a ban

CNN  

CNN — Five US senators are set to reintroduce legislation Wednesday that would block companies including TikTok from transferring Americans’ personal data to countries such as China, as part of a proposed broadening of US export controls. “Our bipartisan bill would turn off the tap of data to unfriendly nations, stop TikTok from sending Americans’ personal information to China, and …

China Data Information Personal Information Legislation Democratic Transfers
US officials make case for renewing FISA surveillance powers
1 year, 9 months ago

US officials make case for renewing FISA surveillance powers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials urged Congress on Tuesday to renew a surveillance program the government has long seen as vital in protecting national security but whose future is uncertain because of scrutiny from an unusual alignment of civil liberties advocates and some Republicans. “As of today, I don’t accept the claim that Americans’ privacy is adequately protected under the …

Surveillance Intelligence Congress National Republican Officials Program
Senators: CIA has secret program that collects American data
2 years, 10 months ago

Senators: CIA has secret program that collects American data

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. Wyden and Heinrich said the program operated “outside the statutory framework that Congress and the public believe govern this collection.” There have long been concerns about what information the intelligence community collects domestically, driven in part …

Data Intelligence Information Congress Foreign American Cia