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politics2 years ago•1 min saved

Restricting FBI Access to Surveillance Tools: Panel and White House Recommendations

A White House panel of intelligence advisers has recommended that the FBI's access to a controversial intelligence database, which contains intercepted emails, texts, and other electronic data, should be restricted due to serial missteps that have eroded public and congressional trust in the surveillance tool. The panel found that changes made so far have been insufficient to ensure compliance and regain public trust.

via The Wall Street Journal|

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politics2 years ago•2 min saved

FBI's Misuse of Surveillance Powers on Jan. 6 Rioters and BLM Protesters

The FBI improperly searched an intelligence database for information on suspects in the January 6 Capitol riot and people arrested at 2020 protests after the police killing of George Floyd, according to a court opinion. The FBI searches were not “reasonably likely” to retrieve foreign intelligence information or evidence of a crime, Justice Department officials who reviewed the searches concluded. The FBI was using authorities granted by a 2008 intelligence law that allows the bureau to search a vast database that gathers phone calls and text messages of foreign targets overseas from US telecommunications providers. The program, known as Section 702, will expire at the end of this year unless Congress renews it.

via CNN|

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