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Divided Privacy Oversight Board Urges New Limits on Key US Government Surveillance Toolwordpress,privacy,oversightboard,USgovernment,surveillancetool,limits

Divided Privacy Oversight Board Urges New Limits on Key US Government Surveillance Tool

A Key US Government Surveillance Tool Should Face New Limits, a Divided Privacy Oversight Board Says Introduction In a highly contentious report, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has recommended that the FBI and other agencies be required to obtain court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through the secretive foreign…

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"Privacy Oversight Board Calls for Restricting a Key US Government Surveillance Tool"privacyoversightboard,USgovernment,surveillancetool,privacy,restrictions

“Privacy Oversight Board Calls for Restricting a Key US Government Surveillance Tool”

Government Surveillance Tool Should Face New Limits, Divided Privacy Oversight Board Recommends A sharply divided privacy oversight board is recommending that the FBI and other U.S. government agencies be required to obtain court approval before reviewing the communications of American citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program. The recommendation comes from a three-member Democratic…

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Breaking Down the Balancing Act: Intelligence Community Engages with Civil Liberties Groups on Surveillance Toolwordpress,intelligencecommunity,civilliberties,surveillancetool,balancingact

Breaking Down the Balancing Act: Intelligence Community Engages with Civil Liberties Groups on Surveillance Tool

Government Intelligence Community Meets with Civil Liberties Groups on Controversial Surveillance Tool Introduction The clock is ticking on the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a powerful spying tool that is set to sunset later this year. As the debate over this controversial provision intensifies, Director of National Intelligence Avril…

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