Privacy , Government Regulations New legislation renewing surveillance program draws fire across party lines April 28, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Adobe Stock) Both sides of the political aisle have slammed the latest legislation implementing a three-year reauthorization for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was introduced by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in the wake of the House's approval of a 10-day extension following failed attempts to achieve an 18-month renewal, CyberScoop reports. The new bill that would prohibit usage of Section 702 to target Americans was regarded by the Center for Democracy and Technology's Jake Laperruque lack reform. Similar sentiments have been expressed by American Civil Liberties Union's Kia Hamadanchy. "The main reform just restates existing law . It's also completely irrelevant to the issue at hand, because backdoor searches have never been the product of the government intentionally targeting U.S. persons under 702," Hamadanchy said. While Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, has noted Johnson's bill to include "more robust privacy protections", support from other House Republicans and Democrats has been limited. SC Staff Related Privacy Firefox and Tor Browser vulnerability allowed hidden identifiers SC Staff April 27, 2026 The vulnerability stemmed from the behavior of IndexedDB, a browser database used for storing large amounts of data. Security Operations Telecom infrastructure exploited in global spy campaigns SC Staff April 24, 2026 The Citizen Lab's report details how surveillance vendors, operating as covert entities, piggybacked on legitimate cellular providers to access and exploit network weaknesses. Security Operations UK Biobank volunteer data appears on Alibaba SC Staff April 24, 2026 The discovery was revealed by UK technology minister Ian Murray in the House of Commons on Thursday, coinciding with Biobank's own confirmation of the data issue. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Authenticity Basic Authentication British Standard 7799 Certificate-Based Authentication Chain of Custody Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) Data Custodian Discretionary Access Control (DAC) Due Diligence Geolocation You can skip this ad in 5 seconds