- A House Intelligence Committee bill, up for a potential vote on Tuesday, could significantly enhance the federal government’s surveillance powers, experts cautioned.
- The legislation, introduced by Republican Ohio Rep. Mike Turner and Democratic Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, aims to modify Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and would alter the definition of “electronic service communications provider” to cover “equipment that is being or may be used to transmit or store such communications,’’ encompassing any location providing internet access for compelled surveillance, according to experts.
- “These changes would vastly widen the scope of businesses, entities, and their affiliates who are eligible to be compelled to assist 702 surveillance,” according to law firm Zwillgen’s Founder Marc Zwillinger, and Legal Director Steve Lane.
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