Technology17 Apr 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans f…

A long-running law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect and analyze huge amounts of overseas communications without needing search warrants i…

A long-running law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect and analyze huge amounts of overseas communications without needing search warrants is set to expire next week, and lawmakers are in a deadlock over whether to allow the Trump administration to extend it without any changes. Known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the law allows the National Security Agency, the CIA, the FBI and other federal intelligence agencies to record overseas commu…

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