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Keep Pushing: We Get 10 More Days to Reform Section 702

Congress extends Section 702 negotiations by 10 days amid push to require FBI warrants before accessing NSA's warrantless bulk communications data on Americans.

Sunday, April 19, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline

Congress extended Section 702 surveillance reform negotiations by 10 days after rejecting a reauthorization proposal with minimal privacy protections. Lawmakers are pushing for warrant requirements before the FBI can access NSA-collected communications involving Americans. The current system allows warrantless FBI queries of NSA databases containing bulk communications data.

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