Congress Passes 10-Day FISA Section 702 Extension as AI Surveillance Debate Intensifies
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The House voted April 17 to approve a 10-day stopgap extension of FISA Section 702 surveillance powers (set to expire April 20) after 20 House Republicans blocked a longer renewal. Senator Wyden warned that renewing without guardrails while the government feeds purchased American data into AI systems constitutes 'unprecedented mass surveillance.' Anthropic reportedly walked away from a Pentagon AI deal over mass surveillance safeguards.