New Proposed US Bill Restricting National Security Threats (Patriot Act v2)

White House statement expressing support for the bill:<p>- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.whitehouse.gov&#x2F;briefing-room&#x2F;statements-releases&#x2F;2023&#x2F;03&#x2F;07&#x2F;statement-from-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-the-introduction-of-the-restrict-act&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.whitehouse.gov&#x2F;briefing-room&#x2F;statements-releases...</a><p>Related prior HN comments:<p>- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hn.algolia.com&#x2F;?q=RESTRICT+Act" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hn.algolia.com&#x2F;?q=RESTRICT+Act</a>

I typically took a position of sideline outrage when seeing stuff like this, but then my friend went to Australia and I could no longer talk to him via Signal because of their government&#x27;s troglodytic legislation. It&#x27;s a shame we&#x27;re continuing on this path of splinternets but I guess it was inevitable.