The bill now goes to President Joe Biden, whose administration says FISA's warrantless spying power is vital to national security. Amendments to expand privacy safeguards failed.
  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    a powerful surveillance tool the U.S. government describes as critical to combating terrorism

    If the US government could please stop pretending that it’s October 2001 and we don’t all know that the “War on Terror” is inherently unwinnable and self-perpetuating, that would be nice…

    You know how you ACTUALLY decrease terrorism? By not radicalising people by murdering and torturing everyone they know for no good reason!

    Disclaimer in case it’s necessary: terrorism is not justifiable under any circumstances, nor are the monstrous state actions that inspire terrorism.