Dozens of prominent Asian American groups are urging US lawmakers to resist extending the Section 702 surveillance program, which they believe disproportionately affects Asian Americans. Sixty-three groups have signed a letter of strong opposition to any short-term extension of the program. The program is set to expire at the end of the year but may continue until April under transition procedures. US Senate leaders are currently working to extend the program.
Dozens of prominent Asian American groups are asking United States lawmakers this morning to hold fast in the face of an anticipated campaign by congressional leaders to extend the Section 702 surveillance program by securing it, like a rider, to another “must pass” bill.
Sixty-three groups across the country representing and allied with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities have signed a letter of “strong opposition” to any “short-term extension” of the 702 program—surveillance, the groups say, that is almost certainly impacting Asian Americans at a disproportionate rate. WIRED first reported last week on an effort underway by US Senate leaders to extend the 702 program, which is slated to expire at the end of the year but may continue until April under the program’s “transition procedures.” Emails from WIRED requesting comment from the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, have gone unanswered since Frida
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