US surveillance law to expire for first time after lawmakers reject Trump’s controversial pick to lead spy agencies

US surveillance law to expire for first time after lawmakers reject Trump’s controversial pick to lead spy agencies

[ad_1] The House of Representatives has failed to renew the U.S. government’s warrant-less surveillance law before it is due to expire on Friday, all but guaranteeing that it will lapse for the first time, as lawmakers protest the appointment of a controversial Trump ally to oversee U.S. intelligence agencies. The House voted 218-198 on the …

The future of email | Fastmail

The future of email | Fastmail

[ad_1] Email authentication: the trust layer that the future of email depends on Email has always had a spoofing problem. Anyone can put anything in the “From” field of an email. For most of email’s history, that was manageable. A careful reader could catch the tells, such as a slightly off domain name, implausible urgency, …