US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access
2026-03-13T20:52:12Z•9538f4093fc865f86f158c6140af3ddf0939cbef00dc8c7d0e2decae1a810a99
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What happened
This Wired roundup highlights an escalation in both digital and physical security threats tied to the Iran conflict and domestic surveillance controversies. Key stories include a bipartisan push to force FBI warrants and ban federal purchases of commercial data, CBP use of online-ad data to track phones and the removal of DHS privacy officers, widespread GPS/electronic‑warfare attacks disrupting shipping and navigation near Iran, and repeated state‑linked cyberoperations (hijacked cameras, the ‘Handala’ hacktivist campaign, and the Stryker medical‑tech breach). It also reports a likely US‑govt
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