Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months ago

House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program

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House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program

Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 11 months ago

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans’ information.

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(From a few years ago) The EFF’s take on Section 702:

https://www.eff.org/702-spying

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