"Controversial Surveillance Bill Sparks Rift in Congress"

A mysterious provision added to a bill extending the Section 702 surveillance program has sparked concerns among privacy advocates, with the Senate set to vote on the bill soon. The provision, sponsored by Representatives Michael R. Turner and Jim Himes, is related to a dispute over whether a data center for cloud computing must cooperate with warrantless surveillance. While national security officials describe it as a narrow fix, privacy advocates fear it could be broadly used to draft ordinary service people as spies, and the provision's enigmatic terms have raised alarm.