US Senate passes bill renewing internet surveillance program

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program for six years with minimal changes, overcoming objections from civil liberties advocates that it undermined the privacy of Americans.

Country: Global

Domains: Privacy

Stakeholder: Government

Tags: intelligence agencies, NSA, vote, US, surveillance

Posted on Thursday 18 January 2018

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