Spending Bill Would Give Administration Direct Control Of Surveillance Spending

We"ve been given six more years of Section 702 collections, thanks to many, many Congressional representatives who just couldn"t find it in their hearts to tell the dear old NSA "No." An extension was granted to push the "debate" into 2018, but there was no debate to be had. Instead, oversight committees on both sides of the Congressional aisle used this time to push out zero-reform renewal packages that actually made Section 702 worse.