Security News > 2024 > April > US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all

Infosec in brief US Congress nearly killed a reauthorization of FISA Section 702 last week over concerns that it would continue to allow warrantless surveillance of Americans, but an amendment to require a warrant failed to pass.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has long been contentious for its provisions which indirectly allow surveillance of US citizens without a warrant.

The sticking point was that FISA Section 702 only technically authorizes the US to spy on foreigners overseas considered a threat, but if those foreigners communicate with US citizens, then those citizens' electronic communications can also be used for intelligence gathering.

After an amendment was proposed Friday morning, the holdouts fell in line - sending the Section 702 renewal bill to the House floor for a full vote.

The full bill to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance - which was rushed through the House to prevent it from lapsing on April 19 - later passed the House with bipartisan support despite all the clamoring to end warrantless surveillance.

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