The National Security Agency could be given expansive new surveillance powers under a proposed change to the FISA 702 bill — slated for a vote on April 19.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14393091

NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden

I thought they could already do that with ease.

They can, but before (we learned from the Snowden docs) they had to have a legal reason and request a warrant if it was an American citizen, unless there was imminent harm. Now they don’t require that warrant.

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