Feingold: Against Increased Intel Efforts Before He Was for Them

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Russ Feingold, the one-time Democratic senator from Wisconsin running to reclaim his seat, has called for an increase in intelligence gathering following the Paris terrorist attacks despite consistently opposing previous efforts aimed at bolstering intelligence.

 

Feingold, who lost to Sen. Ron Johnson (R.) in 2010, said that no options should be left off the table in combating the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and that success depends on cooperative intelligence.

 

“While every option should be on the table—military, economic and diplomatic—the United States cannot repeat the mistakes of the past by responding to one crisis at a time solely with military action,” Feingold said. “Friday’s attacks are a reminder that ISIL threatens all of us, and that we can only succeed together, with our partners and allies, through cooperative intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts.”

 

Feingold has not always been a supporter of boosting intelligence efforts.

 

He was the only senator from either party to initially vote against the Patriot Act in 2001 following the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/260537-feds-fight-to-end-phone-secrecy-after-paris-attacksFeds fight to end phone secrecy after Paris attacks

 

Pressure is rising on Apple, Google and other technology companies to allow law enforcement and intelligence agencies access to encrypted phones and other devices.

In the wake of the coordinated terrorist attacks on Paris, CIA Director John Brennan, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and other critics are amplifying their arguments against Silicon Valley.

The rise of commercial encryption technology, they say, risks shielding terrorists from surveillance — raising the bar for law enforcement to thwart future attacks.

“We in many respects have gone blind as a result of the commercialization and the selling of devices that cannot be accessed either by the manufacturer or, more importantly, by us in law enforcement, even equipped with the search warrants and judicial authority,” New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said Sunday on “Face the Nation.”

 

Some lawmakers have revived calls for congressionally mandated access to devices.

 

“In the Senate Armed Services, we’re going to have hearings on it and we’re going to have legislation,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who chairs the committee, told reporters on Tuesday, calling the status quo “unacceptable.”