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Mayorkas Seeks Full Renewal of Section 702 Surveillance Powers

It’s “critical that Congress fully renew” Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act during FISA reauthorization, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing Tuesday. Civil liberties advocates from both parties…

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in both chambers of Congress have pushed to end the practice of warrantless searches of Americans’ mobile devices (see 2303150069). Section 702 “provides fast, reliable and specific insights” that enhance law enforcement’s understanding of foreign and domestic threats, Mayorkas told the committee.