House Passes Surveillance Law Renewal, Senate Facing Tight Deadline

The US House of Representatives approved a 3-year renewal of a key surveillance law, Section 702 of FISA, on April 29, 2026. The Senate must now act before the program expires.

#FISA702, #SurveillanceLaw, #CongressVote, #NationalSecurity, #CivilLiberties

https://newsletter.tf/house-renews-surveillance-law-for-3-years-senate-deadline/

The House voted to extend a crucial U.S. surveillance program for three years on April 29, 2026. This is a shorter renewal than some officials wanted, but longer than a temporary 10-day extension passed earlier.

#FISA702, #SurveillanceLaw, #CongressVote, #NationalSecurity, #CivilLiberties
https://newsletter.tf/house-renews-surveillance-law-for-3-years-senate-deadline/

JOHNSON ADJUSTS TACTICS ON SPY POWERS AMIDST HOUSE STALEMATE

US House Speaker Mike Johnson has a new plan to renew spy powers before April 30, 2026. This affects national security and privacy rights.

#SpyPowers, #FISA702, #MikeJohnson, #USPolitics, #NationalSecurity

https://newsletter.tf/speaker-johnson-spy-powers-renewal-plan-change/

The US House Speaker has changed tactics for spy powers. A new plan offers a three-year renewal without a warrant requirement, differing from previous proposals.

#SpyPowers, #FISA702, #MikeJohnson, #USPolitics, #NationalSecurity
https://newsletter.tf/speaker-johnson-spy-powers-renewal-plan-change/

"Would we agree to having an inward-facing domestic intelligence apparatus? Should we? [...] I believe the US public has yet to reach a clear and consistent consensus."

-James Clapper, DNI, 2018

Today the US dedicates enormous resources to DHS's I&A and HSI, and FBI's IB, all domestic intelligence.

Has the public considered in plain terms the risks of this move to domestic intelligence? Consider the arguments against arising with original FISA.

#privacy #surveillance #fisa702 #section702

In April 2024, the US reauthorized FISA Section 702 with expanded scope. Any US company that "touches" communications infrastructure can now be compelled to assist surveillance.

Meanwhile, the White House removed PCLOB members, leaving the oversight board without a quorum.

Source: lawfaremedia.org/article/fisa-section-702-reauthorized-for-two-years
#FISA702 #CLOUDACT #DataSovereignty #EUAlternatives

Let #FISA702 expire unless it is fundamentally reformed to include protections for the Fourth Amendment. Contact your representatives today!

#indivisible #KentCountyMI #GrandRapidsMI #WestMichigan

https://www.kentcountyindivisible.org/preparing-for-the-next-fisa-702-vote/

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5768270/what-to-know-about-section-702-surveillance

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#surveillancestate

Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant

Data brokers buy up vast quantities of electronic information from cell phone apps and web browsers and sell it to advertisers who use that data to target ads. The same industry also sells that data to police departments and federal government agencies in ways that can reveal intimate details about Americans without a warrant

#FISA702 #privacy #surveillance #data #bigdata #technology #tech

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5752369/ice-surveillance-data-brokers-congress-anthropic