This week, Congress is expected to vote on a bill that would update key federal surveillance powers.

The definition is incredibly broad, Kia Hamadanchy, senior federal policy counsel at the ACLU, told Gizmodo.

There was a version that came out in December that was hugely problematic.

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That said, its easy to speculate.

If all of this doesnt seem mildly horrifying to you, it probably should.

This is a bad bill, Hamadanchy said.

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We shouldnt do a bad bill.

We should take the time to do it right.

Nevertheless, the Biden administration has lobbied hard for the bill to pass.

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He subsequently called on the Senate to quickly send the bill to the Presidents desk.

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