How the coronavirus is driving new surveillance programs globally

Re:How the coronavirus is driving new surveillance programs ... by BWGB on Friday April 17, 2020 @05:21AM (#22897472)

For example the Patriots Act in USA, signed into law after 9/11 attacks. The sunset was in 2005, but it's still in force.

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Re:How the coronavirus is driving new surveillance programs ... by gmueckl on Friday April 17, 2020 @08:04AM (#22898266)

But the cooperation of legislators is required because of the fixed deadlines. If the government would be allowed the right to extend the provisions on their own, they probably would try to do that in perpetuity. With a legislative branch that actually cares about civil rights, the former is the much better option.

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