Blocking Chinese spies from intercepting calls? There ought to be a law

Sen. Ron Wyden proposed the Secure American Communications Act to require the FCC to establish and enforce minimum cybersecurity standards for U.S. telecom carriers—mandating protections against APT interception, annual testing, and independent audits—spurred by reports that Salt Typhoon (Chinese spies) infiltrated telecom networks to access calls and messages of high-profile figures; the effort complements FCC rulemaking and Wyden’s prior data-protection initiatives.