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  "path": "/2026/06/17/fisa-702-surveillance-authority-expires-because-donald-trump-tried-to-tie-it-to-a-voting-bill-he-couldnt-pass/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-17T16:26:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "702 reform",
    "backdoor searches",
    "donald trump",
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  "textContent": "On Friday, the government’s Section 702 surveillance authority lapsed! It may be temporary, but it’s still an important milestone. Section 702 was one of the surveillance programs Ed Snowden exposed in 2013 — and even after the exposure, the NSA has continued abusing it to spy on Americans. It’s the tool that lets the NSA […]",
  "title": "FISA 702 Surveillance Authority Expires Because Donald Trump Tried To Tie It To A Voting Bill He Couldn’t Pass"
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