FBI abused spy law but only like 278,000 times in a year
— the legislative instrument that allows warrantless snooping.
Section 702 is supposed to permit the federal government to spy on communications belonging to foreign individuals outside of America, theoretically to prevent criminal and terrorist acts. Those communications can sweep up phone calls, texts and emails with US persons, however, and are stored in massive databases. The FBI, CIA and NSA can search these communications without a warrant.; it's only considered so if it's actually used by analysts.
activists, journalists, and others without obtaining a warrant. These communications can then be used to prosecute people for crimes, and have been.Congress renews it. With this looming deadline, the now-unclassified court documents add fuel to Section 702 opponents' arguments that the government routinely abuses these warrantless searches.
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