Keep Pushing: We Get 10 More Days to Reform Section 702
4 hours ago
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- #privacy rights
- #surveillance reform
- A bipartisan group of lawmakers delayed the reauthorization of Section 702, demanding at least a probable cause warrant for FBI access to surveillance data.
- Section 702 allows mass collection of communications involving Americans, with the FBI accessing this data without warrants and victims often unaware.
- Reform is urgent due to a secret interpretation of the law enabling surveillance of Americans and FBI abuses, highlighted by Senator Ron Wyden.
- Congress now has a 10-day extension to pass real reforms, with calls to reject a five-year reauthorization without substantive changes.