Joe Biden signs FISA extension, ending fight over warrantless spying -- temporarily

The Washington Times— 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.

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"

Engadget—Biden signs bill to reauthorize FISA warrantless surveillance program for two more years. 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...

Engadget—Joe Biden signs the bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. The bill that will force a sale or ban of TikTok in the United States is now law. President Joe Biden signed a package of foreign aid bills that included the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” one day after the legislation was approved by the Senate. In a statement, TikTok said it would challenge the law in court, which could delay an eventual sale or ban. “This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court,” the company said. “We...