The Senate passes a reauthorization of a key US surveillance program just after a midnight deadline

US Senate votes to reauthorize surveillance program, Biden to sign swiftly

Lawmakers reauthorize US spying law that critics claim expands the government's surveillance of Americans

Lawmakers recently passed legislation early Saturday that will authorize and expand Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The controversial bill will allow the government to collect communications of foreign individuals by accessing records from phone and tech providers, per Tech Crunch.The bill passed with a 60-34 vote. However, critics have not been silent about the recent development. Some have suggested that the piece of …

US lawmakers renew controversial surveillance tool

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on Saturday (Apr 20) approved the renewal of a powerful electronic surveillance tool widely used by American intelligence agencies abroad, but criticised by civil liberties organisations. Senators voted 60-34 shortly after midnight to pass the bill, an

Senate passes reauthorization of key U.S. surveillance program after midnight deadline

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden 'will swiftly sign the bill.'

The Senate Passes a Reauthorization of a Key US Surveillance Program Just After a Midnight Deadline

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden "will swiftly sign the bill."

US Senate votes to reauthorize controversial surveillance law with changes

The US Senate voted 60–34 early Saturday to reauthorize and amend controversial intelligence legislation known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), just after the provision expired at midnight. Section 702 authorizes federal intelligence services to collect data from non-US “persons reasonably believed to be located outside the [US] to acquire foreign intelligence information” without a search warrant. This provisi…