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RT4 Endorses The Durbin-Lee “SAFE Act.”

Restore The Fourth activists have been deeply involved for a decade in the fight to reform the government’s warrantless surveillance of Americans, which Congress retroactively legalized in Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Now, Senators Durbin and Lee are introducing a bill, the “SAFE Act”, that may represent a viable compromise for […]

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House Votes to Extend FISA Section 702 in NDAA

This morning, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included a reauthorization of FISA Section 702 surveillance powers without a certification cap. FISA Section 702 is the program the FBI has abused relentlessly on a “persistent and widespread” basis to conduct warrantless surveillance. Many have fallen victim to the FBI’s backdoor searches […]