Edward Snowden Warns: “The NSA Is Just DAYS From Taking Over The Internet”

Legendary whistleblower Edward Snowden has issued a chilling warning to the American people.

“The NSA is just DAYS from taking over the internet, and it’s not on the front page of any newspaper–because no one has noticed,” Snowden said, referencing the recent re-approval of FISA Section 702 by the House.

Warrantless spying on the American people is set to massively expand if FISA Section 702 is re-authorized and ratified into law.

It was bad enough that the government was spying on Americans, but now they may potentially force pretty much any business or individual to hand over data to the NSA—that is just unacceptable.

Concerned patriots and liberty-minded individuals voiced their concerns and opposition to warrantless mass government surveillance:

The NSA is just 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 from taking over the internet, and it's not on the front page of any newspaper–because no one has noticed. https://t.co/qp5BimwOjI

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) April 15, 2024

Rep. @realannapaulina tells me that the fight against FISA Section 702 is NOT over: “The FISA court found that the federal government actually violated it over 278,000 TIMES…Call your congressman and ask them to vote to KILL FISA.” pic.twitter.com/bzgza8sNA5

— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) April 15, 2024

The Guardian presented the well-documented government abuse of Section 702:

Section 702 is supposedly a foreign intelligence tool that allows the US government to surveil the communications of non-US citizens abroad without a warrant.

But as many civil liberties groups have pointed out, intelligence agencies like the FBI also use it as a warrantless spying tool against Americans.

The FBI abused its authority under the law no fewer than 300,000 times in 2020 and 2021, according to a ruling from a FISA court judge.

In arguing for the reauthorization of Section 702 late last year, Turner, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, shockingly suggested in a closed-door briefing that the law could be used to spy on Americans protesting against the war in Gaza.

“This bill represents one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history. I will do everything in my power to stop it from passing in the Senate,” Senator Ron Wyden stated.

This bill represents one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history. I will do everything in my power to stop it from passing in the Senate. https://t.co/SAtcvDh1PD

— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) April 12, 2024

2/ Sen. Wyden is not writing science-fiction. We’ve seen again and again when the FBI and other federal agencies can find a way to expand a loophole – as with backdoor searches of Section 702 data or the data broker loophole – they will do so. Read more: https://t.co/dpSIrGdmfK

— Project for Privacy & Surveillance Accountability (@savingprivacy) April 17, 2024

CBS News explained:

Though the program is technically set to expire April 19, the Biden administration has said it expects its authority to collect intelligence to remain operational for at least another year, thanks to an opinion earlier this month from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which receives surveillance applications.