Nelson: Lawmakers must grapple with privacy questions raised by new surveillance technology
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said in a speech on the Senate floor today that the proliferation of software and spy devices poses a grave threat to consumers’ cellphone and Internet privacy, so much so that lawmakers are going to have to grapple with and find new ways to curb the increasing intrusions.
Nelson also reiterated his call for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) review of the latest such device to stir controversy, something called a StingRay, which lets police monitor thousands of he calls without a warrant.
"It's time for us to stand up for the individual citizen of this country and their right to privacy," Nelson said in his speech.
