WASHINGTON: The Trump administration does not want to reform an Internet surveillance law to address privacy concerns, a White House official told Reuters, saying it is needed to protect national security.
The announcement could put President Donald Trump on a collision course with Congress, where some Republicans and Democrats have advocated curtailing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, parts of which are due to expire at the end of the year.
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