Proposed US surveillance regime would enlist more businesses

The article describes a pending U.S. House vote on two FISA Section 702 reauthorization bills—HR 6570 (Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act) and HR 6611 (FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act)—and raises concerns from the Brennan Center and ZwillGen that FRRA’s broadened definition of electronic communication service provider could compel a wide range of businesses with custodial access to communications equipment (e.g., data centers, colocation providers, hotels, landlords) to enable surveillance; critics also note special query permissions for members of Congress and urge opposition to FRRA in favor of HR 6570.