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U.S. military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reportsWASHINGTON – U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, a development that follows reports that commercially available location data had been used to target American forces in the Middle East.
Lawmakers Demand Investigation into DHS Secret Surveillance of Journalists and NonTwo members of Congress formally asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to investigate the Department of Homeland Security‘s (DHS) use of administrative summonses to secretly collect records on journalists, labor unions and non-profit organizations. The request, penned by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal…
US agency under scrutiny after watchdog warns of forced labor in Dominican RepublicU.S. Customs and Border Protection faces criticism after a watchdog group warns that forced labor persists on sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic. The country exports large amounts of sugar to the U.S. In 2022, the federal agency imposed a ban on imports from Central Romana Corporation due to alleged labor abuses. The ban was lifted last year…