Spying On Americans Expands
Greg Reese reports that although targeting Americans is prohibited, government agencies have used a little-known provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to spy on Americans every year.
Section 702 of FISA was enacted to make it easier for intelligence agencies to spy on Americans and it’s about to get worse. With FISA due to expire soon, the House last week passed a 702 reauthorization bill, which paves the way for the biggest expansion of domestic surveillance since the Patriot Act.
Sourcing Elizabeth Goitein, of the Brennan Center for Justice, the new bill would compel any small business or individual who provides any service to the public to assist NSA surveillance. Here’s more.
