James Bamford on Section 702 Extension
Longtime NSA-watcher James Bamford has a long article on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
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FISA reauthorization heads to Biden’s desk after Senate passage
A two-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act clears the chamber in a 60-34 vote Saturday.
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House passes bill to limit personal data purchases by law enforcement, intelligence agencies
The bill’s passage was cheered by privacy advocates, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate and with the White House.
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With a mysterious surveillance target identified, calls for Congress to change course
Civil liberties advocates want to narrow the scope of an amendment to a controversial surveillance law.
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House Passes Reauthorization of Key US Surveillance Program After Days of Upheaval Over Changes
The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law.
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House passes extension of expiring surveillance authorities
Just days ago, lawmakers voted against even allowing a debate on an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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House Will Try Again on Reauthorization of US Spy Program After Republican Upheaval
Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to bring forward a Plan B that would reform and extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for a shortened period of two years.
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Renewal of controversial surveillance law screeches to a halt in the House
Lawmakers defeated a procedure allowing debate on extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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House hurtles toward showdown over expiring surveillance tools
At issue is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes snooping that some consider vital to security and others view as an out-of-control privacy threat.
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The US Is Spying on the UN Secretary General
The Washington Post is reporting that the US is spying on the UN Secretary General.
The reports on Guterres appear to contain the secretary general’s personal conversations with aides regarding diplomatic encounters. They indicate that the United States relied on spying powers granted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to gather the intercepts.
Lots of details about different conversations in the article, which are based on classified documents leaked on Discord by Jack Teixeira.
There will probably a lot of faux outrage at this, but spying on foreign leaders is a perfectly legitimate use of the NSA’s capabilities and authorities. (If the NSA didn’t spy on the UN Secretary General, we should fire it and replace it with a more competent NSA.) It’s the bulk surveillance of whole populations that should outrage us…
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