Senate Reauthorizes FISA, Rejects Proposed Privacy AmendmentsUPDATE - The Senate today rejected the inclusion of four privacy-friendly amendments before voting to reauthorize the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that grants the federal government the authority to clandestinely monitor electronic communications involving foreign citizens coming into or out of the United States without the probable cause required for traditional warrants.
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Senate Reauthorizes FISA, Rejects Proposed Privacy Amendments
