Section 702 surveillance

FISA Renewal ‘Critical’ for National Defense, Officials Say but Critics Demand More Privacy Safeguards

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the United States’ 18 federal intelligence agencies to spy without a warrant on non-Americans overseas but many in Congress—especially Republicans—say ...

April 27, 2023BY John Haughey
FBI Tightened Rules for Searching NSA Database After FISA Court’s Criticism

The FBI late last year raised its requirements on agents who seek to search an NSA foreign intelligence ...

September 8, 2020BY Petr Svab
Court Rules FBI Handling of Surveillance Database Was Unconstitutional

The nation's principal federal law enforcement agency violated the privacy of U.S. citizens through allegedly misusing a surveillance database, ...

October 9, 2019BY Richard Szabo

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