Pro-privacy Republicans and Democrats say they’re worried congressional leaders will try to jam through government snooping powers as part of a must-pass bill at the end of this year, short-circuiting a much-needed debate on the limits of government surveillance.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is due to sunset Dec. 31, and civil liberties champions say changes are needed before Congress agrees to extend the law. But the Trump administration and intelligence-hawk lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing for as few changes as possible.
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