Cybersecurity
FBI and NSA Poised to Gain New Surveillance Powers Under Trump
- Attorney general, CIA picks oppose Apple, Google on spying
- New rule in effect Dec. 1 gives FBI greater hacking authority
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The FBI, National Security Agency and CIA are likely to gain expanded surveillance powers under President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress, a prospect that has privacy advocates and some lawmakers trying to mobilize opposition.
Trump’s first two choices to head law enforcement and intelligence agencies -- Republican Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Republican Representative Mike Pompeo for director of the Central Intelligence Agency -- are leading advocates for domestic government spying at levels not seen since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.