One bill set to be considered would grow the scope of federal digital surveillance and would authorize the federal government to use those powers against more individuals.
Edward Snowden called this proposal "the biggest encroachment on your privacy rights since the Patriot Act." The House could vote on it as soon as today.
Two bills reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act are headed to the House floor. Meanwhile, FBI agents have used Section 702 databases to conduct millions of invasive searches for Americans’ communications, including those of protesters, racial justice activists, 19,000 donors to a congressional campaign, journalists, and even members of Congress.
Harvard University s student newspaper has slammed President Claudine Gay, saying she fanned the flamed of controversy with her contentious statements on antisemitism.Â