Key developments
House passes three-year FISA 702 renewal
Reuters' Raphael Satter reported that the House passed a three-year reauthorization of FISA Section 702 by 235-191 after House Speaker Mike Johnson and Trump administration officials pushed Republican holdouts to support it. The bill preserves warrantless access to communications involving non-U.S. persons overseas, while also capturing Americans' communications incidentally. It now moves to the Senate, where Majority Leader John Thune has said an attached central-bank-digital-currency restriction is a non-starter, leaving the measure's next step uncertain.
Why it matters
Section 702 remains in place for now, but Senate resistance could still reshape or delay the surveillance authority.
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REUTERS · Raphael Satter
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ABC News coverageColorado bill moves to curb Flock ALPR access
WebProNews's Maya Perez reported that Colorado Senate Bill 26-070, the PEEPS Act, has cleared Senate Judiciary and now heads to Appropriations. The bill would bar most cross-jurisdiction sharing of Flock Safety license-plate-reader data, require warrants for queries after 72 hours, cap storage at about a month, and add logging and annual reporting requirements. The article also says Denver decommissioned 110 Flock cameras after concerns about data sharing with Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol, while false plate matches have led to repeated stops of innocent drivers.
Why it matters
If enacted, the bill would sharply narrow police access to a growing ALPR network and set new limits on surveillance data sharing.
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WEBPRONEWS · Maya Perez
WebProNews coverageMet Police deploys Palantir officer monitoring
The Register reported that the Metropolitan Police Service has deployed Palantir-backed tools to consolidate officer professional standards data, including continuous geo-location tracking from work devices. The Metropolitan Police Federation said it was not told the upgrade would include Palantir AI and is considering legal action, warning officers to be extremely cautious about carrying work devices off duty. Met leaders said the system has already helped identify corruption and misconduct.
Why it matters
The deployment expands internal surveillance inside a major police force and could become a model for monitoring public employees.
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WORTH NOTING
Disneyland facial scans at gates
Newstribune says the park is using facial recognition for entry and reentry, raising fresh questions about biometric retention and opt-out limits.
WORTH NOTING
Coupang breach becomes U.S.-Korea dispute
Rest of World reports that a 33.7 million-account leak is now tangled in a cross-border fight over who can investigate and punish the company.
WORTH NOTING
Consumer health AI may sidestep HIPAA
FPF argues that uploading medical records into consumer-facing AI tools can move them out of HIPAA-covered settings and into a patchwork of weaker protections.
Still unclear
OPEN QUESTION
Will the Senate strip the CBDC rider?
The Senate's response could determine whether FISA 702 advances cleanly, gets rewritten, or stalls again.
OPEN QUESTION
Can Colorado's ALPR limits survive final passage?
The PEEPS Act still has more legislative hurdles, and its final form could become a model for police-camera data rules.