An April 30 deadline is looming to extend expiring Section 702 powers, and the newest legislation to re-up it is drawing fire from the left and right.

Congress overhauled Section 702 in 2024 with 56 changes. Now, as the law nears expiration, supporters and critics can’t even agree on what the numbers show.

Among the 66 international organizations the administration withdrew from are a handful that work on cybersecurity topics.

Good, bad, puzzling — a March order and June order could have bigger ripples than realized when the president signed them.

The order says state and local governments should “own” addressing risks like cyberattacks. It’s a mismatch when a small town goes up against China, experts countered.

At least one key Republican told CyberScoop that he wasn’t happy about the last-minute nature of the EO.

Business groups and civil rights activists have raised objections to the latest version of the legislation, due for committee consideration Thursday.

Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction.

At issue is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes snooping that some consider vital to security and others view as an out-of-control privacy…

A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.