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Congress votes against FISA 702 extension, surveillance networks to remain active

Congress has failed to pass a three-week extension for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The House voted against reauthorizing the controversial warrantless wiretapping authority. Despite the impending expiration, surveillance networks are not expected to go completely dark. AI

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Congress votes against FISA 702 extension, surveillance networks to remain active

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’ Congress has failed to pass a three-week extension of Sect

    A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’ Congress has failed to pass a three-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with the House voting 218-198 against reauthorizing the con…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’ Congress has failed to pass a three-week extension of Se

    📰 A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’ Congress has failed to pass a three-week extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), with the House voting 218-198 against reauthorizing the c…