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Congress Returns to Tackle Warrantless Surveillance

Congress faces a lengthy to-do list, including resolving the stalemate over a warrantless surveillance program

Congress Returns to Tackle Warrantless Surveillance

Congress has returned to tackle a lengthy to-do list, including the issue of warrantless surveillance, which has been a point of contention, as noted by Congress returns with lengthy to-do list. The Senate had sought to quickly confirm a nominee last month in hopes of ending the stalemate over the program that lapsed earlier in the month. With August recess looming, Congress faces two major cyber tests, including advancing AI security legislation and breaking the deadlock over a warrantless surveillance authority, as outlined in the summer cyber sprint on Capitol Hill. The issue of warrantless surveillance has sparked controversy, with some arguing that it is an unjustified intrusion into people's privacy, similar to concerns raised about India's Digital Personal Data Protection Bill and the deployment of outdoor facial recognition cameras in Tokyo. As Congress works to address this issue, concerns about mass surveillance, including the use of Flock cameras, continue to grow.

Primary source: CBS News
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