US non-profit sues FBI for info about phone hacking capability
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December 24, 2020
Washington, Dec 24: Non-profit organisation American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) demanding more information about its capability to gain access to information stored on personal mobile devices. The FBI is secretly breaking the encryption that secures our cell phones and laptops from identity thieves, hackers, and abusive governments, and it refuses to even acknowledge that it has information about these efforts even though some details have been filed publicly in federal court, ACLU said in a statement this week.
The non-profit said that publicly available information indicates that the Electronic Device Analysis Unit (EDAU), a team within the FBI, has acquired or is in the process of acquiring software that allows the government to unlock and decrypt information that is otherwise securely stored on cell phones.
The announcement was made by the Biden-Harris transition team Dec. 18.
According to a post on the team s website, Patel previously served as Regional Communications Director on the Biden-Harris Campaign.
During Biden s primary campaign, Patel served as the Nevada and Western Primary-States Communications Director.
He had also worked as Communications Director to Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Western Regional Press Secretary at the Democratic National Committee, and Communications Director to Congressman Mike Honda.
Born in India and raised in California, Patel is a graduate of the University of California-Riverside and the University of Florida.
In response to the appointment, Patel tweeted late Friday night: I took the leap with Joe Biden when he announced because I believed in his vision for what this country could be.
Biden names Indian-American Vedant Patel as Assistant White House press secretary
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Biden names Indian-American Vedant Patel as Assistant White House press secretary
PTI / Updated: Dec 19, 2020, 11:31 IST
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WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden has named Indian-American Vedant Patel to be the Assistant Press Secretary as he announced the additional members of the White House Communications and Press Staff.
Patel is currently the senior spokesperson of the Biden inaugural committee and has been a part of the Biden campaign as well where he served as Regional Communications Director.
During Biden s primary campaign, Patel served as the Nevada and Western Primary-States Communications Director.
Indian-American Vedant Patel named as Biden s Assistant WH Press Secretary
Patel is currently the senior spokesperson of the Biden inaugural committee and has been a part of the Biden campaign as well where he served as Regional Communications Director
PTI | December 19, 2020 | Updated 14:47 IST
US President-elect Joe Biden
US President-elect Joe Biden has named Indian-American Vedant Patel to be the Assistant Press Secretary as he announced the additional members of the White House Communications and Press Staff. Patel is currently the senior spokesperson of the Biden inaugural committee and has been a part of the Biden campaign as well where he served as Regional Communications Director.
Washington, December 19
US President-elect Joe Biden has named Indian-American Vedant Patel to be the Assistant Press Secretary as he announced the additional members of the White House Communications and Press Staff.
Patel is currently the senior spokesperson of the Biden inaugural committee and has been a part of the Biden campaign as well where he served as Regional Communications Director.
During Biden s primary campaign, Patel served as the Nevada and Western Primary-States Communications Director.
Previously, he worked as Communications Director to Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Western Regional Press Secretary at the Democratic National Committee, and Communications Director to Congressman Mike Honda.