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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 25 2017, @10:52PM
The concept of international law is a lie. Might makes right.
Even if you do pretend that the UN matters... there are 5 countries with a veto. Those 5 countries can do whatever they wish.
BTW, it's Threat A, which is inherently tied to Threat C. China routinely conducts industrial espionage. Given that they won't stop, we're stupid to not return the favor. There are smaller players too: France has openly admitted to industrial espionage. Cuba does it with a focus on biotech.