A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’
After a short-term extension earlier this year, the spying program now appears set to lapse for at least a week. This is the nightmare scenario FISA’s proponents have been warning about — but it doesn’t actually mean the US has lost its surveillance capabilities.Proponents of a clean extension claim a lapse will hinder intelligence agencies’ efforts to thwart potential terrorist attacks, with surveillance networks “going dark”. Tom Cotton (R-AR) stressed the importance of reauthorizing Section 702 ahead of the World Cup.
- ▪After a short-term extension earlier this year, the spying program now appears set to lapse for at least a week.
- ▪This is the nightmare scenario FISA’s proponents have been warning about — but it doesn’t actually mean the US has lost its surveillance capabilities.Proponents of a clean extension claim a lapse will hinder intelligence agencies’ efforts t
- ▪Tom Cotton (R-AR) stressed the importance of reauthorizing Section 702 ahead of the World Cup.
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