Warrantless wiretaps cut off for a week following US Congress vote | HappeningNow.news
Published Date: June 12, 2026

Cybersecurity

Warrantless wiretaps cut off for a week following US Congress vote

Lawmakers have failed to extend a surveillance law that allows US intelligence agencies to monitor targets abroad without a warrant.

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Lawmakers have failed to extend a surveillance law that allows US intelligence agencies to monitor targets abroad without a warrant. Congress rejected a vote to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to July 2, which means, for a few days at least, some surveillance will be put on hold, for the first time since the Act was passed in…

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