National Security and Foreign Affairs
February 22, 2016
By SEUNG LEE
Newsweek
Fifty-one percent of Americans believe Apple should unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, according to a Pew Research survey published Monday.
February 23, 2016
By DUSTIN VOLZ
Reuters
A Democratic U.S. congressman on Tuesday asked the FBI to rescind its demand that Apple help unlock an iPhone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters.
U.S. Representative Ted Lieu argued instead that Congress should ultimately decide whether American technology companies must grant authorities access to their products.
February 23, 2016
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, March 3, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) will join the Wilson Center’s National Conversation panel on encryption, “Will They or Won’t They? Understanding the Encryption Debate.”
February 23, 2016
By RIHRAN KEHEYIAN
Armenian News Network
WASHINGTON- - Photo-editing, collage and drawing app, PicsArt -a Yerevan-based company with more than 250 million installations, or downloads, serving a global community of 65 million - has joined a growing list of corporations and Congressional leaders in calling on the Obama Administration to help facilitate the growth of Armenia's burgeoning tech sector commerce with the United States by negotiating a bilateral Double Tax Treaty, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.
February 24, 2016
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed four bipartisan measures. A summary of the Committee action, including adopted amendments, will be available HERE.
The Committee passed H. Res. 148 (introduced by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL)), as amended, which calls on Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States hostage in our Nation’s history.
February 24, 2016
By JACOB KORNBLUH
Jewish Journal
The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed on Wednesday a bipartisan resolution – among four bipartisan measures on the agenda – which recognizes the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encourages new areas of cooperation.
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Washington - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) helped introduce the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges. This legislation would create a digital security commission to discuss and recommend proposals on how law enforcement approach investigations without undermining constitutional privacy protections or American competitiveness.
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WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey regarding the government's Motion to Compel that would require Apple Inc. to create software it does not have in order to weaken its smartphone encryption system.
The full text of the letter can be found here.
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Los Angeles- Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the APPLE court order. Congressman Lieu is one of only four computer science majors in Congress. Congressman Lieu is also the author of the ENCRYPT ACT of 2016.