House Votes To Extend Surveillance Powers Until April 30 The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) – which was notoriously abused so spy on the 2016 Trump campaign, and has been used for “backdoor searches” targeting Americans. Friday’s vote – via unanimous consent after a longer five-year reauthorization pushed by Republicns failed to advance – extends Section 702 until April 30. The short-term measure now moves to the Senate, which faces a looming deadline: the current authorization expires April 20. The vote comes despite a well-documented history of FISA… — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More
