Senators Chris Coons and Mike Lee introduced the bipartisan NDO Fairness Act aimed at protecting American citizens' privacy by preventing courts from issuing non-disclosure orders that stop tech companies from informing their customers when their communications are obtained by the government. This legislative move comes amidst revelations from the Inspector General's report that the FBI violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) 702 provisions over 1,000,000 times under the leadership of Christopher Wray. Additionally, it was highlighted that the FBI violated American citizens’ 4A rights 278,000 times. The report has sparked widespread criticism and calls for reform, with several lawmakers and public figures highlighting the FBI's misuse of the FISA 702 warrantless surveillance system against hundreds of thousands of Americans. The FBI's actions were further brought to public attention through community notes on social media platforms, emphasizing the need for legislative action to curb such privacy infringements and ensure accountability.
FBI Post About Director's FISA Testimony Earned a 'Community Note to End All Community Notes' https://t.co/6vINSOAA6V
Readers added a Community Note to this Post: https://t.co/kiBQVDiMHy
The FBI was correctly called out in a community note for lying about its unconstitutional, warrantless surveillance of Americans. Congress must eliminate FISA abuse and protect the American people’s privacy. https://t.co/hKxYYzq417
Community Notes just nuked the FBI https://t.co/mqBA3cvATo
The FBI has been corrected in community notes and rightfully so. The FBI has abused the FISA 702 warrantless surveillance system and used it against hundreds of thousands of Americans. FISA 702 should not be reauthorized to continue to spy on Americans! https://t.co/ELDa24tlUN
Congress must protect Americans' privacy. Get a warrant. https://t.co/lb9HsBYJ8n
FBI just got called out in a community note on X. Congress—take note. FISA 702 has been used for warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of times. Yet FBI demands 702 be reauthorized by April 19 WITHOUT a warrant requirement for searches of U.S.… https://t.co/RgyXtIk8rV
🚨🇺🇸 FBI GETS COMMUNITY NOTED FOR LYING ABOUT FISA SEARCHES @FBI: "Director Wray highlighted the Bureau's compliance with Section 702 during the hearing at the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence." CN: "The FBI violated American citizens’ 4A rights 278,000 times with… https://t.co/rD0ItCP16z
🚨🇺🇸 FBI GETS COMMUNITY NOTED FOR LYING ABOUT FIS SEARCHES @FBI: "Director Wray highlighted the Bureau's compliance with Section 702 during the hearing at the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence." CN: "The FBI violated American citizens’ 4A rights 278,000 times with… https://t.co/yg4VKuG1wj
Not even the FBI is safe from Community Notes https://t.co/OjiQVdimMo https://t.co/TcIl7hsIdZ
Excellent community note here. The federal government continues to spy on American citizens—that’s why I have a bill to stop it. https://t.co/Dr06NUxEbb
The Inspector General’s report revealed that the FBI illegally violated FISA 702 over 1,000,000 times under Christopher Wray. https://t.co/QQR7KB0P7T
The bipartisan NDO Fairness Act I introduced with @SenMikeLee would protect Americans’ privacy by ensuring that courts do not rubberstamp non-disclosure orders preventing tech companies from notifying their customers when their communications have been obtained by the government. https://t.co/6dHveX52bU