Vote met strong opposition from Biden's office
A draft law to restrict the US government's ability to procure data on citizens through data brokers will progress to the Senate after being passed in the House of Representatives.
The issue has drawn much attention in recent years and the bill has divided both parties, including the Biden administration, which released a fresh statement on Tuesday strongly opposing it. "The Administration looks forward to working with Congress on the responsible collection, retention, and use of commercially available information in ways that protect both privacy and national security."
"The bipartisan passage of this bill is a flashing warning sign to the government that if it wants our data, it must get a warrant,""We hope this vote puts a fire under the Senate to protect their constituents and rein in the government's warrantless surveillance of Americans, once and for all."Surveillance-related bills have been flying through Congress.
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