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Section 702 Legislative Analysis

Post author By restorethe4th
Post date October 1, 2017
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Congress faces a deadline of December 31, when the main authority for NSA’s mass surveillance programs, Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, expires. This provision retroactively legalized President Bush’s illegal mass surveillance, with few limitations. Three bills have been introduced to renew and reform this authority in varying degrees. The Senate Intelligence […]

Tags Beto O'Rourke, FISA, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, mass surveillance, nsa, rand paul, Ron Wyden, section 702, Senate Intelligence Committee, sunset, Ted Poe, USA Liberty Act, USA RIGHTS Act, Zoe Lofgren

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Just Two Votes Away from Surveillance Oversight in California

Post author By restorethe4th
Post date August 30, 2017
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SB21, a California state ordinance that will mandate extensive oversight of police surveillance technology, is just two votes from being penned into law. Restore the Fourth is urging all Californians, on behalf of Oakland Privacy, to contact state representatives by Friday to urge them to bring the bill out of suspense for Gov. Brown to sign. […]

Tags California, legislation, Oakland Privacy, police, Sacramento, SB21, surveillance, technology