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Trump wants Congress to rubber-stamp his plan to spy on Americans' online communications and location data without a warrant. This is a core piece of his authoritarian agenda — all the more dystopian with AI-powered mass surveillance.¹

A bipartisan coalition is fighting back to secure constitutional privacy protections against Trump, Stephen Miller, Kash Patel, and Pete Hegseth. Americans across the country are concerned about government surveillance run amok, especially with how much more powerful and invasive it can be with the help of dangerous AI tech.

Critical votes are coming up on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and Congress must ensure that any FISA extension includes privacy reforms.

Sign the petition: Block Trump's authoritarian, AI-powered spying bill!

Trump is demanding a “clean” extension of FISA with zero protections for Americans’ privacy rights.² And some Democrats have shamefully gone along with his wishes.

If Trump’s bill passes, Stephen Miller and Kash Patel can continue warrantless searches through Americans’ electronic communications and location data.³ And Pete Hegseth can use AI to supercharge mass surveillance.⁴

Congress will be voting on Section 702 again before it expires on June 12. Lawmakers have blocked Trump's extension twice. Now, Congress must decisively pass legislation to close dangerous spying loopholes!

Sign the petition: Deny Trump a "clean" warrantless surveillance extension. Pass critical privacy reforms!

Sources:

1. Common Dreams, "Trump Openly Calls for ‘Clean’ Extension of Spying Power Opposed by Privacy Advocates," March 25, 2026.
2. Ibid.
3. The Record, "Exclusive: New data shows increase in FBI searches of Americans’ data last year," March 12, 2026.
4. The New York Times, "How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart," March 1, 2026.