US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that approved the bill to renew the National Security Agency's (NSA) online monitoring program, which marks a defeat for any defender of digital privacy.
"We just signed into law Bill 702 to renew foreign intelligence collection," Trump wrote in the Twitter, referring to legislation by the US Congress that expands Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
In accordance with Reuters, the law was renewed for six years and with minimal changes to the National Security Agency's (NSA) program, which can now gather information from both foreigners and Americans by law.
The measure passed easily Parliament of the Representatives of the U.S.A. last week, despite backlash from the entire online community.
Just signed 702 Bill to reauthorize foreign intelligence collection. This is NOT the same FISA law that was so wrongly abused during the election. I will always do the right thing for our country and put the safety of the American people first!
- Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2018
With a tweet on Friday, Trump tried to clarify why he signed the bill, despite repeating an unfounded claim that his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered intelligence services to watch the Trump's election campaign 2016.
"I will always do what is right for our country and put the safety of the American people first!"
Without Trump's signature, paragraph 702 was set to expire on Friday, although intelligence officials had said the surveillance program could continue to work until April.
By law, the NSA is allowed to monitor vast amounts of digital communications from foreigners living outside the United States through US companies. such as: Facebook Inc, Verizon Communications Inc. and Google Alphabet Inc.
Φυσικά όλοι οι εμπλεκόμενοι στη νομιμοποίηση της μαζικής παρακολούθησης ψηφιακών δεδομένων (βλέπε Λευκός Οίκος, υπηρεσίες πληροφοριών των Η.Π.Α. και οι ηγέτες του Ρεπουμπλικανικού Κογκρέσου) δήλωσαν ότι το πρόγραμμα είναι απαραίτητο για την εθνική ασφάλεια, και ζωτικής σημασίας για την protection of US allies.
They agreed that little or no revision is needed.
Proponents of privacy, on the other hand, say the legalization of mass surveillance by the NSA and other intelligence services is an infringement of the US Constitution. and not only…
