by Jeremy Busby | Aug 1, 2026 | FISA, Op-Ed, Policing, Prisons, Privacy, Surveillance
Congress is grappling with the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the controversial program that allows the U.S. government to surveil foreigners and the individuals that correspond with them, including Americans. Its proponents say it’s vital to national security, but civil liberties advocates say it’s unconstitutional. Section 702 expired on June 12…
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by Jessica Corbett | Apr 30, 2026 | AI, big tech, FISA, Fourth Amendment, Mass Surveillance, News, Privacy, spying on citizens, Trump Administration
Dozens of Democrats in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives helped the GOP send a key spying bill to the Senate on Wednesday, earning sharp condemnation from the diverse movement that has called for privacy reforms. The House voted 235-191 in favor of the bill released last week by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has been trying for months to get an extension of Section…
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