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Civil liberties groups pushing to overhaul an anti-terror surveillance law are urging House leaders to allow votes on warrantless database searches and the government’s use of private data brokers when the law comes up for debate soon.
But the February experience may not keep intelligence-gathering agencies from getting to make their case to lawmakers this time. A security briefing for House members by various U.S. intel agencies has been scheduled for April 10, They also want to restrict the ability of intel and law enforcement agencies to buy information on Americans, like past location history, from private data brokers if the intelligence agencies would otherwise be prohibited from gathering the info themselves.on both issues. It would leave database queries unrestricted but require warrants to access information when those queries turn up something.
If the House can’t agree on a bill, Section 702 is set to expire on April 19, a prospect privacy advocates would be fine with but most lawmakers were unable to accept in December. Whether you come to HuffPost for updates on the 2024 presidential race, hard-hitting investigations into critical issues facing our country today, or trending stories that make you laugh, we appreciate you. The truth is, news costs money to produce, and we are proud that we have never put our stories behind an expensive paywall.
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