Biden signs bill to reauthorize FISA warrantless surveillance program for two more years
by Engadget
Engadget— President Biden this weekend signed into law a bill that reauthorizes a controversial spying program under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 of FISA, which has now been extended for two more years, allows for warrantless intelligence gathering on foreign targets. While its focus is on the communications of targets located outside the US, that includes any exchanges with people stateside, meaning Americans’ records can get swept up in these collections too. The Senate...
Ars Technica—Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance”. FISA renewal requires more service providers to cooperate with government.
News From Antiwar.com—Biden Signs Bill Into Law Extending Warrantless Spying Powers. On Saturday, President Biden signed a bill into law extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which gives the federal government the power to spy on Americans without a warrant. The Senate passed the Section 702 extension at 11:45 pm on Friday night, 15 minutes before the spy tool was due to … Continue reading "Biden Signs Bill Into Law Extending Warrantless Spying Powers"
The Washington Times—Joe Biden signs FISA extension, ending fight over warrantless spying -- temporarily. The intelligence community won a new expansion of snooping powers from Congress but opponents managed to cut the extension to just two years, meaning Capitol Hill will revisit the fight a lot sooner than the spy community had wanted.