The Verge
US · 1 hrs ago
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A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’
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Congress has failed to pass a short-term extension of Section 702 of FISA, allowing the warrantless wiretapping authority to lapse, though the US surveillance apparatus will continue functioning through other legal frameworks.
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 controversial warrantless wiretapping authority through July 2nd. After a short-term extension earlier this year, the spying program now appears set to lapse for at least a week. This is the nightmare scenario FISA's proponents have been warning about - but it doesn't actually mean the US has lost its surveillance capabilit
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