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1. March 15, 2017

   Wyden: The Public Must Know How Many Americans Are Swept Up In Warrantless Surveillance Under FISA 702

   Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., took to the Senate floor today to call for the executive branch to finally reveal how many Americans have their phone calls, emails and other communications swept up – without warrants – under a surveillance... Continue Reading: Wyden: The Public Must Know How Many Americans Are Swept Up In Warrantless Surveillance Under FISA 702

2. March 15, 2017

   Wyden, Lieu Ask DHS To Tell Americans About Serious Security Threat to Mobile Phones

   Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., today urged the Department of Homeland Security to tell Americans how their security may be threatened by a vulnerability that could allow hackers and foreign governments to track... Continue Reading: Wyden, Lieu Ask DHS To Tell Americans About Serious Security Threat to Mobile Phones

3. March 8, 2017

   Wyden Renews Request for Number of Americans Caught in Foreign Intelligence Dragnet

   Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked the executive branch and the nominee to serve as Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats, to provide the number of Americans whose calls, emails and other communications have been collected without... Continue Reading: Wyden Renews Request for Number of Americans Caught in Foreign Intelligence Dragnet

4. February 20, 2017

   Wyden Questions Misguided Digital Border Searches

   Washington, D.C. – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today asked the Department of Homeland Security to explain reports of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents demanding access to Americans’ locked phones and other digital devices when crossing the U.S. border.... Continue Reading: Wyden Questions Misguided Digital Border Searches

5. February 15, 2017

   Wyden, Chaffetz, Conyers Bill To Crack Down on Warrantless Tracking by the Government, Use of Cell-Site Technology

   Washington, D.C. – As government agencies expand their use of cell-site simulators or “stingrays” and other digital tracking technology, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Rep. John Conyers, Jr., D-Mich., today introduced the Geolocation... Continue Reading: Wyden, Chaffetz, Conyers Bill To Crack Down on Warrantless Tracking by the Government, Use of Cell-Site Technology

6. January 20, 2017

   Senators Oppose Rushed Confirmation For CIA Nominee

   WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., today said they oppose a rushed confirmation of Rep. Mike Pompeo to serve as director of the Director of Central Intelligence without senators having the... Continue Reading: Senators Oppose Rushed Confirmation For CIA Nominee

7. January 13, 2017

   Wyden Praises Removal of “Browser Spying” and Restrictions on Privacy Watchdog from Intelligence Authorization Act

   Washington, D.C. – Sen. Wyden, D-Ore., succeeded in removing two problematic provisions from the 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act, which was voted out of the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday. The first would have given the government access to... Continue Reading: Wyden Praises Removal of “Browser Spying” and Restrictions on Privacy Watchdog from Intelligence Authorization Act

8. January 7, 2017

   Wyden Statement on Selection of Senator Coats to Serve as Director of National Intelligence

   Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, released the following statement on the announcement Sen. Dan Coats will be nominated to serve as the next Director of National Intelligence: “Dan Coats has... Continue Reading: Wyden Statement on Selection of Senator Coats to Serve as Director of National Intelligence

9. November 30, 2016

   Bipartisan Senators Question Rush to Expand DOJ Hacking Authority Without Congressional Oversight

   Washington, D.C.–Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Chris Coons, D-Del., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., today made a last-ditch effort to delay broad new government hacking authority that is now set to go into effect tomorrow. Wyden, Coons and Daines asked the Senate to... Continue Reading: Bipartisan Senators Question Rush to Expand DOJ Hacking Authority Without Congressional Oversight

10. November 17, 2016

    Wyden Statement on Director Clapper’s Resignation

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the announcement of Director of National Intelligence James Clapper’s resignation: “During Director Clapper’s tenure, senior intelligence officials engaged in a deception spree... Continue Reading: Wyden Statement on Director Clapper’s Resignation