mvarioApr 19, 2024

Ron Wyden Fears Congress Is About to Enable a Spying Dragnet

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ron-wyden-fears-fisa-702-could-deputize-americans-to-spy.html

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mvarioApr 18, 2024

Senate Now Considering Section 702 Re-Up With A Dangerous Amendment Attached To It | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/17/senate-now-considering-section-702-re-up-with-a-dangerous-amendment-attached-to-it/

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Senate Now Considering Section 702 Re-Up With A Dangerous Amendment Attached To It

For a little while, it looked as though Section 702 surveillance might finally be curtailed, if not substantially reformed. Lots of House Republicans were irritated that some of Trump’s inner…

Techdirt
mvarioApr 16, 2024

The US isn’t just reauthorizing its surveillance laws – it’s vastly expanding them

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/house-fisa-government-surveillance-senate

> A little-known amendment to the reauthorized version of Fisa would enlarge the government’s surveillance powers to a drastic, draconian degree

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The US isn’t just reauthorizing its surveillance laws – it’s vastly expanding them

A little-known amendment to the reauthorized version of Fisa would enlarge the government’s surveillance powers to a drastic, draconian degree

The Guardian
mvarioApr 16, 2024

US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’ | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/senate-section-702-ecsr-provision/

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US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’

A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government's behalf, including on fellow Americans.

WIRED