MPs and senator ask why the government did not warn them that they were being targeted by Chinese-backed hackers

Canadian lawmakers say they were recently warned they were being targeted by China-linked hackers — and now they’re wondering why that warning didn’t come from the federal government or one of Canada’s security services. “It is unacceptable that we have not been informed,” Conservative MP Garnett Genuis told the House of Commons on Monday after … Read more

What information does the government actually collect as part of FISA?

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. Sign up for free to get it in your inbox here. A Republican split jeopardizes the expansion of a cornerstone of U.S. intelligence collection, through which the government collects vast amounts of Internet and cell phone data. The wealth of data now at risk … Read more

Catch suspects with push notifications

Alleged pedophile ‘LuvEmYoung’ had tried to remain anonymous in chat rooms where he bragged about sexually abusing children. He covered his tracks by using TeleGuard, an encrypted Swiss messaging app, to share a video of himself with a sleeping 4-year-old boy last month, according to a criminal affidavit. But the FBI had a new strategy. … Read more