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Section 702
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Expansion of Section 702 explicitly references press queries
As RCFP's Gabe Rottman writes, the Section 702 reauthorization measure includes "a big red flag for the press."
April 29, 2024
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Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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House passes 2-year extension of Section 702
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been used in the past to collect information on journalists.
April 15, 2024
By
Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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Checking in on Section 702
There is strong bipartisan support in Congress for reforming the surveillance program.
November 20, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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As Congress weighs reauthorization, controversial spying tool turns 15
If Section 702 is to be reauthorized, lawmakers should insist on reforms that better protect First Amendment rights.
July 17, 2023
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Surveillance program poses threat to First Amendment rights
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is asking the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to study reforming…
November 7, 2022
By
Chris Young
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National Security
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Another shot at challenging secret surveillance?
We take a look at a long-running challenge to the National Security Agency’s so-called “Upstream” surveillance.
September 6, 2022
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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