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A two-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act clears the chamber in a 60-34 vote Saturday.
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Civil liberties advocates want to narrow the scope of an amendment to a controversial surveillance law.
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Just days ago, lawmakers voted against even allowing a debate on an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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Lawmakers defeated a procedure allowing debate on extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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At issue is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes snooping that some consider vital to security and others view as an out-of-control privacy threat.
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A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.
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A measure introduced on Tuesday puts civil libertarians on a collision course with the Biden administration.
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The recommendations from the executive branch’s privacy watchdog to reform Section 702 puts the panel at odds with the White House.
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The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July.
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The clock is running down on reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act set to sunset later this year.
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