Reauthorizing Mass Surveillance Shouldn’t be Tied to Funding the Government

Section 702 is the controversial and much-abused mass surveillance authority that expires in December unless Congress renews it. EFF and others have been working hard to get real reforms into the law and have opposed a renewal, and now, we’re hearing about a rushed attempt to tie renewal to funding the government. We need to stop it.

In September, President Biden signed a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government preventing a full shutdown. This week Congress must pass another …