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politics1 year ago•2 min saved

"Government Surveillance: The Battle Over Expanded Powers"

Senate leaders are urging colleagues to renew the expiring warrantless surveillance law, Section 702, before it lapses on Friday, with pressure to avoid amendments that would delay the process. Despite the deadline, a national security court has granted a request allowing the program to operate for another year even if the law expires, but there could be smaller gaps in collecting some messages. Section 702 authorizes the government to collect messages of foreigners abroad from U.S. companies, but it is controversial due to the inclusion of messages of Americans in the sweep.

via The New York Times|

#foreign-intelligence #national-security #politics

politics2 years ago•6 min saved

Surveillance Law Extension Vote Collapses Amid GOP Clash

The House of Representatives has abandoned plans to vote on rival bills to extend and reform a controversial surveillance law known as Section 702 after a heated dispute among Republicans. The law allows warrantless surveillance of foreigners abroad but can also collect Americans' private messages. Lawmakers from both parties are divided on how severely to restrict officials' ability to access Americans' communications. Progressive Democrats and right-wing Republicans support a Judiciary Committee bill that would curtail the law and enhance privacy protections, while centrists and national security hawks back an Intelligence Committee bill with more modest changes. The fate of the law, set to expire at the end of the month, is now uncertain.

via The New York Times|

#house-vote #overhaul #politics

governmentprivacy2 years ago•6 min saved

"Privacy Watchdog Calls for Enhanced Surveillance Law Limits and Warrant Requirements"

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent watchdog agency, has unanimously recommended that Congress reauthorize an expiring law known as Section 702, which allows warrantless surveillance of targeted foreigners even when they are communicating with or about Americans. However, the board members are divided along party lines on whether court permission should be required before analysts can deliberately view Americans' intercepted communications. The report highlights the value of Section 702 in countering foreign threats but also acknowledges the risks to privacy and civil liberties. The fate of the law remains uncertain as it faces opposition from both hard-right Republicans and civil liberties advocates.

via The New York Times|

#congress #governmentprivacy #intelligence

technology2 years ago•3 min saved

EU and US Reach Historic Data Transfer Agreement, Ensuring Privacy and Security

The European Union has approved a new privacy agreement that allows the transfer of personal data from Europe to the United States without additional security measures. The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework provides an adequate level of protection for personal data, comparable to the EU's own data protection standards. The agreement aims to resolve the long-standing battle between Washington and Brussels over the safety of EU citizens' data stored in the U.S. However, privacy campaigner Max Schrems has dismissed the deal, stating that it fails to address core issues and plans to challenge it in the European Court of Justice. The agreement includes strengthened safeguards against data collection abuses and provides avenues for redress, limiting U.S. intelligence agencies' access to data. Business groups have welcomed the decision, providing legal certainty for cross-border data flows.

via The Associated Press|

#eu-us-data-privacy-framework #european-court-of-justice #personal-data-protection