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New Report Recommends Increased Oversight of the FBI’s Use of Section 702
The president’s Intelligence Board released a report examining the use of Section 702 and recommended various reforms to the program. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Josh Geltzer on 702 Reauthorization
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Joshua Geltzer joins Benjamin Wittes to discuss the debate surrounding reauthorizing FISA Section 702. -
FBI Improperly Searched Senator’s Name in FISA 702 Database
A declassified court order revealed an FBI analyst improperly searched using information collected under FISA Section 702. -
How FBI Querying Under FISA Section 702 Works
Understanding the FBI’s new search rules regarding Americans’ communications is critical to the debate on Section 702 renewal. -
The Government’s Objections to FISA 702 Reform Are Paper Thin
The government is focused on FISA Section 702’s value, but under scrutiny it couldn't show any ways key reforms would undermine its impact. -
Fixing the Stored Communications Act’s Secret Search Problem
How does current digital search practice potentially violate Fourth Amendment protections? And how can the ECPA be mended to uphold essential digital civil liberties? -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bulelani Jili on Africa’s Demand for and Adoption of Chinese Surveillance Technologies
Countries across Africa are procuring and employing surveillance tools from China. This trend is a product of China’s diplomatic strategy, its technological ambitions, and growing corporate power and rea... -
The Unfortunate Irony of Meta’s EU Troubles and the Case of TikTok
If EU concerns about Meta sound like déjà vu to U.S. ears, they should. -
A New Kill Chain Approach to Disrupting Online Threats
If EU concerns about Meta sound like déjà vu to U.S. ears, they should. -
ODNI Report Reveals ‘Significant’ Privacy Concerns for U.S. Citizens
The widespread availability of commercially available information poses risks to privacy and civil liberties. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Gabe Rottman on the Justice Department's New Guidelines on Press Subpoenas
Gabe Rottman of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press walks us through the attorney general's new guidelines on compulsory process to members of the press in criminal and national security inv... -
FISA Court’s Section 702 Opinion and Memo, Explained
Most notably, the court warned that, if these violations continue, the number of FBI officials with access to FISA-sourced data could be “substantially limited.”
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