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Privacy Watchdog Recommends Court Approval for FBI Searches of Spy Data Introduction The majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), a presidentially appointed privacy watchdog, has recommended in a report that Congress overhaul a controversial surveillance law to require court approval for searches of data belonging to U.S. persons. This recommendation has…

Privacy Watchdog Recommends Court Approval for FBI Searches of Spy Data Background In a recent report issued by the majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), a presidentially appointed privacy watchdog, a recommendation was made for Congress to overhaul the controversial surveillance law known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…