Failing to renew Section 702 ‘will have significant costs for US diplomacy,’ top State official says

U.S. diplomatic efforts around the globe would suffer if Congress fails to renew a foreign surveillance tool before it lapses at the end of the calendar year, the head of the State Department’s intelligence branch warned Tuesday. “Make no mistake, the future without 702, or a much diminished 702 program, will have significant costs for

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