washington u.s. house panel friday approve legislation would renew national security agency warrantless internet surveillance program despite objections technology sector civil liberties group inadequate privacy protection house intelligence committee pass 13-8 measure reauthorize section 702 foreign intelligence surveillance act four years 2021. act due expire dec. 31 absence congressional action bill passage signal congress remain far consensus renew section 702 several rival bill various new privacy provision circulate house senate clear path forward measure intelligence agencies say section 702 vital national security protect american ally trump administration want minimal change privacy advocate criticize intelligence panel bill require warrant access collect data belong americans reform government surveillance group represent major tech company include facebook fb.o alphabet google googl.o apple aapl.o press governments around world bolster digital privacy protections issue lengthy statement thursday denounce measure say may expand government surveillance republicans intelligence panel support measure democrats oppose due mix concern include language would revise government officials unmask identity americans name typically redact intelligence intercept republicans include president donald trump accuse without evidence previous administration president barack obama democrat improperly unmask name political reason charge democrats reject section 702 allow nsa collect vast amount digital communications foreign suspect live outside unite state program classify detail expose 2013 former nsa contractor edward snowden incidentally gather communications americans variety technical reason include communicate foreign target live overseas communications subject search without warrant include federal bureau investigation house judiciary committee last month pass 27-8 another measure partially restrict fbi ability review american data collect section 702 require agency obtain warrant seek evidence crime case data relate counterterrorism house intel panel advance nsa spy bill despite privacy objections