Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 days agoTIL That the government's mass surveillance programs operating under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, have never stopped an act of terrorism.www.aclu.orgexternal-linkmessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up11.21Karrow-down118file-text
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1external-linkTIL That the government's mass surveillance programs operating under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, have never stopped an act of terrorism.www.aclu.orgAnonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 days agomessage-square260fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 days agoSection 702 (which is a BFD and allows everything the government report this article is based on says is an overreach) was NOT renewed June 12 It was not renewed because Congress knows Trump will turn it on us (probably because they know he is using it against them already)
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoIf we are being honest with ourselves it was simplely a act of defiance by congress. The actual authorization provided by 702 doesn’t expire until much later anyway. It will be likely reintroduced because “security”
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoIt is members of congress acquiring actual fear for their personal safety Yes it is defiance of a sort, but not the kind that readily comes to mind when someone uses that word
Section 702 (which is a BFD and allows everything the government report this article is based on says is an overreach) was NOT renewed June 12
It was not renewed because Congress knows Trump will turn it on us (probably because they know he is using it against them already)
If we are being honest with ourselves it was simplely a act of defiance by congress. The actual authorization provided by 702 doesn’t expire until much later anyway.
It will be likely reintroduced because “security”
It is members of congress acquiring actual fear for their personal safety
Yes it is defiance of a sort, but not the kind that readily comes to mind when someone uses that word