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The Trump administration may have backed off its hunt for the identities behind a Twitter account critical of the president and his immigration policies, but that’s not enough for some senators — including Republicans.
At least three senators aren’t letting the issue drop and are challenging the Trump crew over its action last month issuing a summons in a bid to unmask Twitter customers.
“Not only was the summons blatantly inconsistent with the cited investigatory authority … it appeared to be a distributing threat to free speech and whistleblower protections,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote in a letter Friday to the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
“Even more concerning” is the possibility that CBP issued the summons to find out if the account holders were employed by the Department of Homeland Security to “take retaliatory action or otherwise squelch the exercise of [a] First Amendment right,” he added, and called for an investigation.
The summons by the Department of Homeland Security demanded that Twitter turn over the identity or identities behind the @alt_immigration account, one of a number of “alternative” Twitter sites purporting to represent an underground voice within government agencies or other supporters. Twitter in turn sued Homeland Security and CPD last week, and the government withdrew its demand.
Sens. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) also sent a joint letter to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly expressing concerns about an infringement on free speech, and demanded more details behind the action.
“CBP must ensure that any properly authorized investigation does not disregard the rights to free speech enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,” they wrote in the letter Friday.
The Alt Immigration site (@alt_uscis) was rattled by the Trump action and took a short break from tweeting after last week’s battle. “The past few days have been extremely difficult and full of anxiety,” @alt_uscis tweeted on Friday. It also thanked Twitter and the American Civil Liberties Union for “standing up for us.”
Ironically, the government’s action against ALT Immigration served to anoint the site with the imprimatur of legitimacy as a true critic of the Trump administration. Twitter chatter has raised concerns that some of the alt sites may be fake, and actually run by the Trump administration perhaps to keep tabs on those who respond. The action also served to bring thousands of new followers to the site.
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Western Digital is no stranger when it comes to personal storage — offering a wide range of hard drives for different kinds of users. It does not matter whether you are a hardcore gamer or simply need to work with copious amounts of data at one go, Western Digital is able to have something for everyone. This time around, the company has revealed their latest storage device, the My Passport SSD. The all new My Passport SSD will bring together exceptional speed as well as portability in order to be able to help users manage massive files while one is on the move.
The My Passport SSD is touted to be a powerful solution for those who would like to move plenty of content in double quick time without missing a beat. Boasting of speeds of up to 515 MB/s, the My Passport SSD is to date, the fastest My Passport drive that the WD brand offers today. Specially designed for the newest generation of computers with a USB Type-C port, it is also USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) ready with a USB Type-C to Type-C cable and an adapter that allows it to play nice with the more traditional USB Type-A ports that are found on many computers.
Constructed for PC and is also compatible with Mac, the My Passport SSD delivers peace-of-mind with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection. Not only that, it is also capable of surviving a 6.5-foot drop after being tested for shock-resistance to withstand 1500G of force, which ought to be able to go some ways in helping keep your data within safe and sound.
Expect each purchase of the My Passport SSD to be able to be accompanied by three-year limited warranty, where it will arrive in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB capacities with price points of $99.99, $199.99 and $399.99, respectively.
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