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A controversial provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was renewed this weekend, despite concerns from lawmakers and other critics that it allows for the largely unregulated gathering of Americans’ personal information. The reauthorization of FISA Section 702, dubbed the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA), passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, and the Senate on Saturday, after which President Biden signed off on the move, over opposition on both sides of the aisle in both chambers. Sen. Ron Wyden, a long-time critic of Section 702, issued …

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