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President Donald Trump urges extending a foreign surveillance program while some lawmakers seek US privacy protections.
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Your communications could be incidentally collected by intelligence agencies under this program, raising concerns about your privacy rights.
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President Donald Trump is urging Congress to extend a foreign surveillance program, specifically Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This program allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications of non-Americans located outside the United States without a warrant, even if those communications involve Americans. The Trump administration argues the program is a vital tool for national security and intelligence gathering. However, some lawmakers are simultaneously pushing for new privacy protections for U.S. citizens whose communications are incidentally collected. The debate centers on balancing national security needs with concerns about potential surveillance overreach and civil liberties.
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President Donald Trump is urging Congress to extend Section 702 of FISA, while some lawmakers are pushing for new privacy protections.
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