US lawmakers on Saturday reauthorized a contentious warrantless surveillance tool for another two years — and added a whole bunch of people and organizations to the list of those who can be compelled to spy for Uncle Sam. The Senate, by a vote of 60-34, sent the legislation to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to President Biden, who swiftly signed the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, or RISAA [PDF] into law.  Shortly before the bill’s passage, senators shot down six amendments that would have reined in the US intelligence agencies’ abilities to carry out effectively warrantless surveillance under Section 702.

Source: The Register