{"id":82,"date":"2026-06-11T16:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=82"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:41:54","slug":"will-congress-renew-controversial-surveillance-law-electronic-frontier-foundations-cindy-cohn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=82","title":{"rendered":"Will Congress Renew Controversial Surveillance Law? Electronic Frontier Foundation\u2019s Cindy Cohn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire Friday unless it is reauthorized by Congress. Section 702 allows for the warrantless surveillance of foreign nationals believed to be outside of the U.S., yet, in practice, it also sweeps up and stores vast amounts of data from people inside the country, including their emails, texts and cellphone data. The <span>FISA<\/span> provision was enacted in 2008 to legalize George W. Bush\u2019s warrantless wiretapping program that was developed after 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=80\">\u201cKeep the Game Beautiful\u201d: Why ICE Crackdown &amp; FIFA Greed Could Spoil the World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan group of senators is opposing the reauthorization of Section 702 due to President Trump\u2019s naming of <span>MAGA<\/span> loyalist Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation in May. Pulte has no known background in intelligence. He currently serves as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where he has used his position to carry out Trump\u2019s campaign of retribution against his political enemies.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=78\">\u201cWorld Cup of Exclusion\u201d: Games Begin Amid U.S. Visa Restrictions, High Ticket Costs &amp; Iran War<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took this nomination of a completely unqualified guy to get enough members of Congress to really stop [Section 702],\u201d says Cindy Cohn, executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. \u201cIt\u2019s time to take a look and listen hard about the privacy protections that are needed, at a minimum, for this program to go forward.\u201d Cohn notes that the \u201cmassive national security surveillance state that was built after 9\/11 has always been a threat to freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=76\">\u201cThey Have Never Faced an Adversary Like Iran\u201d: Rami Khouri on Latest U.S.-Iran Strikes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire Friday unless it is reauthorized by Congress. 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