More than 30 civil liberties and privacy groups wrote to Senate Majority Leader
The authority, under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allows federal law enforcement to collect and store communications sent by non-US persons outside of the country. It’s set to expire at the end of the year. Meanwhile, federal spending authority will lapse after Nov. 17, triggering a government shutdown, unless a stopgap spending bill is enacted.
“In its current form, this authority ...
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