Still Looking at You, Kids: Congress Aims to Extend Warrantless Surveillance for the Foreseeable Future
Still Looking at You, Kids: Congress Aims to Extend Warrantless Surveillance for the Foreseeable Future
Late last year, Congress extended Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and, in doing so, secured “the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers” until April 2024. With that month fast approaching, House Republicans have unveiled a new package to reauthorize those same powers, within limits.
As the Hill reports, the new package “focus[es] on more reforms at the FBI to address misuse of the powerful spy tool,” but the deal does not include requirements for a warrant, which is “deemed a red line for the intelligence community but nonetheless a top priority for privacy advocates in Congress.” READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
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