House passes 3-year extension of key spy power

🔗 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/29/congress/section-702-passes-house-00899071

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u/mango_storm • 1 mo ago

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Of course they did. What did we expect? 'Spy power' isn't something they're ever going to give up. Just another day in the erosion of privacy.

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u/code_monkey_x • 1 mo ago

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Shocking, I tell you. Absolutely shocking.

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u/DataDrifter_01 • 1 mo ago

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Is anyone surprised anymore? It feels like every few years this comes up and it always passes. At what point do we just accept we're all 'persons of interest'?

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