Politics● LowSep 25 · Sep 25, 2026, 4:00 PM
Stop the wiretap shakedown on Main Street
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America
House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams called for federal modernization of surveillance laws following the introduction of bipartisan legislative efforts to protect businesses from predatory wiretapping lawsuits related to standard website technologies.
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