With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance | TechCrunch
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- Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire on April 20.
- The law allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect and analyze huge amounts of overseas communications without needing search warrants.
- Lawmakers are in a deadlock over whether to allow the Trump administration to extend it without any changes.
- A bipartisan, pro-privacy group of House lawmakers and Senators are calling for sweeping changes to FISA, arguing that the changes are “essential” for protecting the privacy rights of Americans.
A longrunning law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect and analyze huge amounts of overseas communications without needing search warrants is set to expire next week, and lawmakers [+5655 chars]
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