The House voted Monday in favor of sending a chamber-approved measure to the Senate to extend authorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702 surveillance authority
The GOP-led chamber last week approved a two-year extension of Section 702, which allow for the warrantless surveillance of foreigners abroad and the compilation of a database of relevant materials. Both provisions have come under scrutiny due to the possibility of incidentally sweeping up data on Americans without a warrant.
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