With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance | TechCrunch
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Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires on April 30, the government's spy powers will not automatically lapse.
  • alekwithak@lemmy.world
    28·
    15 days ago

    Lawmakers are split between the interests of their constituents and the interests of the truckloads of money being dumped on them*

  • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.mlEnglish
    121·
    15 days ago

    If you are not on a government watch list by now you should be ashamed of yourself.

  • flambonkscious@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    14 days ago

    That’s something at least - I’d orginally misunderstood the title as Trump extending the surveillance to citizens as well

    I’m aware they all do this through 5 eyes ‘trading’ but at least it’s not open-slather…