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Major US surveillance program poised to lapse after legislative deadlock
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This article reports on a looming lapse in the US surveillance program, Section 702 of the FISA, due to legislative deadlock in Congress. The program, which allows intelligence agencies to collect communications of foreign nationals, is set to expire at midnight, marking its first lapse since 2008. Concerns are rising about potential disruptions to intelligence gathering and the impact on national security, particularly regarding threats from foreign adversaries.
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