The House of Representatives could vote this week on a bill to greatly expand federal digital surveillance powers—potentially broadening both the scope of electronic communications to be scooped up and giving law enforcement more opportunities to access that data.
Edward Snowden, who exposed parts of this same federal surveillance apparatus in 2013, called the new proposal "the biggest encroachment on your privacy rights since the Patriot Act" in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Civil libertarian groups have roundly criticized the bill and are encouraging lawmakers to vote against it.
