The FISA Expansion Turning Cable Installers Into Spies Cannot Stand

Published on July 3, 2024

Brennan Center for Justice, 06/05/24

Buried in a bill the House enacted on April 20, 2024, is a provision that would create the largest expansion of government surveillance on U.S. soil since the Patriot Act. The potential for abuse of this new power, included in the House’s reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is staggering. 

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