The head of the FBI hopes Congress will reauthorize a surveillance tool before it expires at the end of the year and warns letting it lapse could have devastating consequences.
FBI Director Christopher Wray devoted much of his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee to asking the Senate panel to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or FISA. It’s set to expire in a few weeks.Â
Section 702 was created after 9/11, providing a way to gather intelligence without a warrant on foreign targets outside of the U.S. Â Wray said the growing threats from China and Iran were reasons enough to renew it.Â
“What are we going to say to the family whose loved ones’ care was taken offline by a foreign adversary and the FBI wasn’t able to stop that cyber attack? What’s the justification for not using every lawful tool to stop China from stealing our technology and undermining our freedoms, because I can assure you the PRC is not holding back,” Wray said to the committee.Â
Wray also said the Israel-Hamas war has elevated the terrorist threat level with calls from terrorist organizations to attack America and its citizens.
“Blinking red lights, the analogy about
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