Feinstein’s fake fix is a violation of international law and would more permanently position U.S. surveillance in direct contradiction with the requirements of international law, such as legality, legitimate aim (the idea that surveillance should only occur if there is a well defined legal interest in doing so), and proportionality, all spelled out in the 13 Principles. The NSA’s “collect it all” strategy— which gathers information regardless of whether it pertains to individuals who likely committed a crime—is against international law, which, as the Principles outline, requires that restrictions on human rights be both “necessary” and “proportionate” and subject to meaningful and timely judicial review. The FISA Improvements Act aims to bestow Congressional approval upon the NSA’s bulk collection practices. It’s a terrible bill, and we must not let it pass.