News Alert: Clock ticking down on NSA surveillance powers

View in your browser     Clock ticking down on NSA surveillance powers Congress will return from its week-long Thanksgiving break facing a rapidly-shrinking timeline to reform and renew an authority the intelligence community says is critical to identifying and disrupting terrorist plots. The key piece of the law, known as Section 702 and part of foreign surveillance measures passed in 2008, is set to expire at the end of the year. It allows the NSA to collect the texts and emails of foreigners abroad without an individualized warrant — even when the subjects communicate with Americans in the U.S. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.