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Several of the programs Snowden revealed are authorized under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act. The 2008 law was scheduled to sunset on December 31, but in a last-ditch effort Thursday, Congress extend its authority through January 19.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, believes that the authorization doesn't really expire until April, leaving lawmakers several months to either reform or strengthen the provision. Hanging in the balance is the legal framework the government largely relies on to conduct mass surveillance of foreigners, and Americans who communicate with them. Which makes it all the more concerning that the fight over Section 702's future has taken place largely in the dark.
Source : Congress Is Debating Warrantless Surveillance in the Dark
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Snotnose on Monday December 25 2017, @04:26AM
If you could pry the Sheeple's eyes from FB and Christmas stuff for a couple minutes and tell them exactly what these laws were used for then, well hell. Let's be honest here. A) You ain't gonna pry the Sheeple's eyes from FB; and B) If you did they wouldn't care with the attitude of "if you're not doing anything wrong...."
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