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A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?
Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its future Donald Trump’s bid to install a controversial ally as the country’s leading intelligence official has shone a light on the wide reach of a powerful surveillance law, and raised questions over its future. Privacy advocates say it deserves scrutiny, and reform, regardless of who the US president appoints as director of national intelligence (DNI). Continue reading...
What happened
According to The Guardian’s source item, A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?, Congress has failed to reauthorize section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amid questions over its future Donald Trump’s bid to install a controversial ally as the country’s leading intelligence official has shone a light on the wide reach of a powerful surveillance law, and raised questions over its future. Privacy advocates say it deserves scrutiny, and reform, regardless of who the US president appoints as director of national intelligence (DNI). Continue reading…
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- A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?The Guardian - 2026-06-12T10:00:42+00:00
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