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Ex-CIA officer: Congress must not renew law allowing govt to spy on Americans
- FISA Section 702 allows warrantless electronic surveillance of foreigners but also collects Americans' data, including emails and calls, with millions of backdoor searches conducted over decades, including 57,000 in 2023 alone.
- Incidental collection happens when communications between Americans and foreign targets are automatically swept up, and stored data can be searched without warrants, which critics say violates the Fourth Amendment.
- Patrick Eddington, a former intelligence officer, argues that Section 702 violates privacy rights and that congressional leadership is influenced by the intelligence community, resulting in failed attempts at reform.
- Critics say that targeted intelligence is effective against threats and that mass surveillance under Section 702 is not necessary for national security, as the NSA can still target foreigners if the law lapses.
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Ex-CIA officer: Congress must not renew law allowing govt to spy on Americans
(The Center Square) – Congress plans to renew a powerful surveillance tool of the National Security Agency, but a former CIA military imagery analyst is urging lawmakers to reconsider.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Center, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources are Center, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Center
L 27%
C 37%
R 36%
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