Foreign Surveillance Law Extension Gains Senate Approval

An extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was passed by the Senate on Friday.

This extension has brought about controversy due to the fact that it gives intelligence agencies the ability to conduct surveillance without a warrant.

The extension also has been approved by the House and President Barack Obama has given his approval of the bill and intends to sign it.

When signed, it will mean that that communications between U.S. citizens and those foreigners abroad are subjected to being tapped without consent.

When the first FISA was put into action in 1978 its intention was to gather foreign intelligence.

That bill was then extended in 2008 during the Bush administration.

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