on June 1, 2015 in World News
USA Freedom Act vs expired Patriot Act provisions
USA Freedom Act vs expired Patriot Act provisions: How do the spy laws differ? he US Senate is poised to pass the USA Freedom Act now that major surveillance powers vested in the USA Patriot Act have expired. The House-passed bill, representing a slightly less intrusive spying law, will come to a vote on Tuesday. READ MORE: Goodbye Section 215: Patriot Act key surveillance provisions expire The Senate let certain parts of the USA Patriot Act lapse, failing to extend then by the June 1 deadline. Among them is the notorious Section 215, authorizing bulk collection of Americans’ telephone data,… View Article
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