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President Biden signs the bill reauthorizing FISA's Section 702, extending the controversial warrantless surveillance program through 2026

The Verge Gaby Del Valle

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  • @pianotinkler1 Susan Erickson on threads
    The Senate early on Sat approved an extension of a warrantless surveillance law, moving to renew it shortly after it had expired & sending Biden legislation that national security officials say is crucial to fighting terrorism but that privacy advocates decry as a threat to Ameri…
  • @dnvolz Dustin Volz on threads
    “The result, ultimately, was a sort of legislative Rorschach test, where the bill's supporters said it contained the most significant reforms to FISA since the law's creation in 1978 and its detractors said it legalized one of the largest expansions of American spying power on re…
  • @mgogel Michael Gogel on threads
    In a 60-34 vote senators approved a bill to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act passing legislation renewing a controversial foreign spying power, prevailing over objections from privacy advocates...https://www.wsj.com/ ...
  • @spencer_e_91 Spencer Kearl Ericksen on threads
    I'll admit that I'm not well versed on what the FISA entails exactly, but this is a disappointing update.
  • @cspan @cspan on threads
    The Senate voted 60-34 early Saturday morning to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), just after authority for the controversial spy program had lapsed at midnight.
  • @drgonzo123.bsky.social Dennis Detwiller on bluesky
    Gotta get that total surveillance state fully up and running just in time for the dictatorship.  [embedded post]
  • @younodonk.bsky.social @younodonk.bsky.social on bluesky
    Some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government when the legal requirement to do so was removed!  What a shocker!  What a threat!  What a scandal!
  • @mmasnick.bsky.social Mike Masnick on bluesky
    Well shit.  Stupid Senate.  —  Section 702 has been prone to abuse since it began.  We've been lied to repeatedly about it and now, rather than reforming or repealing it, the fucking government expanded it to be even worse.  [embedded post]
  • @lizagoitein Elizabeth Goitein on x
    It's over (for now). A majority of senators caved to the fearmongering and bush league tactics of the administration and surveillance hawks in Congress, and they sold out Americans' civil liberties. Section 702 has been reauthorized, not just without any meaningful reforms... 1/1…
  • @vivekgramaswamy Vivek Ramaswamy on x
    The very Republicans who rail against the “weaponization of government” just voted *for* more weaponization of government. Congress didn't just reauthorize FISA 702, they dramatically expanded its scope. Blaming Democrats is easy, looking ourselves in the mirror is harder. Wake..…
  • @mer__edith Meredith Whittaker on x
    This is fucked. Please take a moment to consider what's happening here. Abuse of surveillance powers is about to be enshrined in US law at the same time that a bill to force TikTok to sell to US buyer or be banned is moving forward, justified in part via “data privacy”.
  • @kevinbankston Kevin Bankston on x
    Garbage. Can't wait to see how the next administration abuses this unwarranted expansion of a surveillance power we've already seen repeatedly abused.
  • @snowden Edward Snowden on x
    America lost something important today, and hardly anyone heard. The headlines of state-aligned media screech and crow about the nefarious designs of your fellow citizens and the necessity of foreign wars without end, but find few words for a crime against the Constitution.
  • @mattrosoff Matt Rosoff on x
    On a Saturday. Seems normal.
  • @vivekgramaswamy Vivek Ramaswamy on x
    Republicans publicly rail against the “weaponization of government,” then quietly vote to reauthorize FISA 702 which enables the weaponization of government. Good on principled conservatives like @RepScottPerry, a strong constitutionalist who doesn't fear Establishment mythology.…
  • @craigcaplan Craig Caplan on x
    National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Senate FISA bill passage:"The President will swiftly sign the bill into law,ensuring that our security professionals can continue to rely on Section 702 to detect grave nat'l security threats & use that understanding to protect the U.S."…
  • @randpaul Rand Paul on x
    🧵 3/4 My 2nd amendment would have exempted Americans from being swept up in the bulk collection of personal data from the FOREIGN Intelligence Surveillance Act. We could have ensured both constitutional rights and national security were protected. Defeated 11-82
  • @randpaul Rand Paul on x
    Yet again the Senate was asked to consider the question: can liberty be exchanged for security? And sadly the majority of Senators said yes it can. Final FISA reauthorization passed once again.
  • @burgessev Burgess Everett on x
    Senate passes FISA extension 60-34. Was at a 60-vote threshold, so no votes to spare on that one
  • @randpaul Rand Paul on x
    🧵 2/4 My 1st amendment included my bipartisan 4th Amendment is Not for Sale Act (already passed by the House). It would have ended the government's practice of buying its way around the Bill of Rights by purchasing Americans' personal data. Defeated 31-61
  • @cspan @cspan on x
    60-34: Senate approves two-year reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The bill now heads to the White House. [image]
  • @randpaul Rand Paul on x
    🧵 1/4 Tonight the Senate was given the chance to vote on amendments to help fix a slew of unconstitutional provisions to RISAA, the fake FISA reform bill and truly reform other government spying practices as well.
  • @basedmikelee Mike Lee on x
    The Lee-Welch FISA amendment passed the Senate 77 to 19 in 2020, but never received a vote in the House (where it would've passed overwhelmingly). Tonight it received 40 votes—37 less than in 2020. Intelligence-gathering agencies can be persuasive. And petty. And lawless.
  • @basedmikelee Mike Lee on x
    We've spent countless hours trying to defeat the House-passed FISA bill—or at least make it less bad and more protective of American citizens. We left no stone unturned and no path h explored. In the end, it still wasn't enough. The Intel Bros™️ won. I'm so sorry.
  • @senatorromney Senator Mitt Romney on x
    My statement regarding the reauthorization of FISA Section 702: [image]
  • @senatorheinrich Martin Heinrich on x
    My statement on tonight's FISA reauthorization. [image]
  • @basedmikelee Mike Lee on x
    Tonight the Senate passed the House-passed FISA expansion bill—after rejecting seven different amendments requiring a warrant and otherwise reforming FISA 702. This is a horrible bill. It shows wanton disregard for the rights of Americans. This is not a day to celebrate.
  • r/politics r on reddit
    Controversial US surveillance program (briefly?) lapses amid congressional dysfunction
  • r/technology r on reddit
    The Senate passes a reauthorization of a key US surveillance program just after a midnight deadline
  • r/stupidpol r on reddit
    Senate passes bill renewing key FISA surveillance power moments after it expires