A team of national security experts created by the Biden administration has advised that the FBI be restricted from accessing surveillance data that captures communications by Americans. The Presidential Intelligence Advisory Board gave the basis for this proposal as frequent failings by the agency.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702
The panel examined Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which permits the US intelligence agency to collect information on non-US citizens believed to be located outside the US. The section is slated to expire on December 31 unless Congress renews it. The board determined that this portion is a vital national security tool.
However, the program also records conversations with or about US citizens and businesses. US intelligence services can then search the data trove by entering Americans’ names, phone numbers, and email addresses in what is known as “US person queries.” Critics call this method of eavesdropping on Americans’ personal information — and even their communications — a “back-door search.”
Congressional Renewal in Question
With reforms, the surveillance authority will be renewed by Congress. Republicans have joined Democrats, civil liberties groups, and industry titans such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple Inc. in criticizing Section
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