Edward Snowden called on President Biden to veto the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as the bill is now on its way to his desk for his signature.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden called for President Joe Biden to veto the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Saturday after the Senate voted to pass the re-authorization on Friday. 'The House has voted to approve unconstitutional, warrantless searches of Americans' communications,' Snowden wrote on X, formerly Twitter. 'Now the Senate has too—late on Friday, after the media had gone home.
Had the provision expired, companies would not have been forced to comply with government requests for surveillance aid under the bill. The government would then be required to obtain a warrant to compel any such assistance from companies. Bipartisan coalitions have grown on both sides of Section 702 renewal, with some arguing that the provision is a vital national security necessity, and others expressing concern over its violations of constitutional protections.
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