Congress Renews Warrantless SurveillanceAnd Makes It Even Worse

Published: Jan. 17, 2018, 7:59 a.m.

In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed that the National Security Agency was legally collecting millions of Americans\u2019 phone calls and electronic communications\u2014including emails, Facebook messages, and browsing histories\u2014without a warrant. Congress has now decided not only to reauthorize these programs, but also to expand some of their most invasive techniques.