By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
In response to the mass shooting in the Orlando nightclub, Senate Republicans are proposing to expand the FBI’s authority to use surveillance without a warrant.
The measure would allow agents to access email metadata and some browsing history information without a warrant, Reuters reports.
“In the wake of the tragic massacre in Orlando, it is important our law enforcement have the tools they need to conduct counterterrorism investigations,” Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican and sponsor of the amendment, said in a statement.
Despite the concerns of Republicans, they failed to pass gun-control measures on Monday.
Privacy advocates charge the surveillance measure exploits the mass shooting to expand spying powers.
The idea is to give the FBI more options to use so-called National Security Letters.
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