A cluster of Internet & tech companies have asked the US Congress to protect the browser history of Internet surfers, which can now be obtained without a search warrant by the FBI, unless lawmakers pass legislation preventing it.
Mozilla, Reddit, Twitter call on Congress to protect your browsing privacy – CNET
On May 13, the US Senate rejected an amendment to the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act that would require the government to obtain a warrant before searching through Americans’ browsing and search histories. The bipartisan amendment, proposed by Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, and Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, failed to pass by one vote. .
Link: Mozilla, Reddit, Twitter call on Congress to protect your browsing privacy
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