Recent disclosures have revealed a concerted effort by U.S. government agencies, including the NSA and FBI, and certain lawmakers to undermine privacy reforms to a major U.S. spy program, specifically Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This program, criticized for enabling mass surveillance and warrantless spying on Americans, including peaceful protesters, is deemed unconstitutional. A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers portrayed American anti-war protesters as potentially having ties to Hamas, aiming to derail privacy reforms. The House Intelligence Chairman's admission that the FISA 702 spying authority has been used on Americans to collect and store private communications has sparked controversy, with calls for the program's dismantlement due to its unconstitutional nature and threats to citizens' rights.
A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program. https://t.co/NFiEVjRNDc
US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying https://t.co/21wtiapeAv
The FISA 702 spying authority was never meant to be used on Americans. The House Intel Chairman recently admitted otherwise in a closed-door presentation. The Intel Community wants to continue to conduct warrantless spying on peaceful protestors! https://t.co/htv7CEcg0C
If you care about the First Amendment, please stop everything and read this @WIRED article. Tl;dr: House intelligence committee (HPSCI) members are blocking reforms to FISA Section 702 *because they want the FBI to spy on American protesters.* 1/20 https://t.co/7hhNSPMPZc
A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program. https://t.co/29I4dgJRwA
SCOOP: A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program. https://t.co/wURfYH72tP
The U.S. government has built an apparatus of mass surveillance that is unconstitutional, abridges or endangers all our rights, and must be dismantled. Under Section 702 of FISA, the NSA, FBI, and other government agencies collect and store private communications from millions…