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Congress Extends Surveillance Law Amid Renewed Scrutiny
Congress has given itself a 45-day reprieve, extending a contentious surveillance law that's raised alarm bells over its potential for abuse, despite revelations of major compliance problems. The law, Section 702, allows for warrantless snooping on foreign targets, but critics worry about its impact on civil liberties.
Supreme Court Probes Geofence Surveillance Limits
The Supreme Court is scrutinizing the limits of geofence surveillance, with Justice Samuel Alito bluntly questioning whether the issue belongs in a courtroom or a law review. The case, Chatrie v. The United States, challenges the constitutionality of sweeping geofence warrants used to obtain location data from tech giants like Google.
Section 702 Surveillance Law Faces Looming Expiration Amid Discord
Congress rewrote Section 702 surveillance law with 56 changes in 2024, but now faces a renewal crisis as the statute nears expiration, with supporters and critics at odds over the very data that should guide its future. With the law set to expire, lawmakers must navigate a bitter debate with no shared factual baseline.