The US Senate fell one vote short of adopting an amendment that would have required a search warrant for the government to conduct secret surveillance of Internet users’ search and web browsing data.
The 59-37 vote May 13, with 60 needed to adopt the amendment, was a defeat for privacy advocates. Four senators weren’t present, at least one of whom would have voted in favour of the measure.
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