{
  "id": 16749811,
  "title": "US government acting illegally over electronic surveillance of its own citizens, say senators",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/us-government-acting-illegally-over-electronic-surveillance-of-its",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T12:29:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/27/us-government-acting-illegally-over-electronic-surveillance-of-its-own-citizens-say-senators/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two senators with notable expertise in intelligence matters say that the US government is acting illegally over electronic surveillance of its own citizens. They say the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has permitted intelligence agencies to continue warrantless interception of messages by US citizens despite failing to comply with the administration’s own privacy promise to allow…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}