Lawmakers are split on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a broad post-9/11 surveillance authority, in the light of a string of abuses of the apparatus against American citizens.
The NSA’s bulk intelligence gathering was authorized by Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, which is set to expire in June this year.
Lawmakers are split on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a broad post-9/11 surveillance authority, in the light of a string of abuses of the apparatus against American citizens.
The NSA’s bulk intelligence gathering was authorized by Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, which is set to expire in June this year.