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Renewing Section 702: Safeguarding Servicemembers and National Security

Originally Published 2 years ago — by Roll Call

The Department of Defense is urging Congress to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before it expires in December. Section 702 allows intelligence collection on non-U.S. persons abroad who use U.S. communications services and have foreign intelligence value. Intelligence obtained through Section 702 has been crucial in protecting American servicemembers, providing insights on the battlefield, and addressing threats from countries like China and Russia. Failure to reauthorize Section 702 would limit the U.S. intelligence community's ability to deliver critical threat reporting and intelligence to policymakers, jeopardizing national security and the safety of military personnel.

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China accelerates construction of fifth Antarctic base amid surveillance concerns

Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN

China has resumed construction on its fifth research facility in Antarctica, which could also be used for intelligence collection, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The new station's position on Inexpressible Island near the Ross Sea could enable China to collect signals intelligence from US-allied Australia and New Zealand and telemetry data on rockets launching from newly established space facilities in both countries. The 5,000-square-meter station is expected to include a scientific research and observation area, an energy facility, a main building, a logistics facility, and a wharf for China's Xuelong icebreakers.

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