Show Notes:
Episode 119. FISA 702 Explained: Is Your Privacy at Risk?
In this episode, host Alex Ooley discusses the reauthorization of FISA 702, a provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that allows the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign nationals without a warrant. He explains the significant privacy implications of this provision and highlights instances of abuse by intelligence agencies. The episode also covers the failed attempt to impose a warrant requirement through the Biggs Amendment and the concerns raised by civil liberties organizations. The host emphasizes the importance of protecting privacy rights and urges listeners to be engaged citizens in order to prevent encroachments on their freedoms.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background on FISA 702
06:26 Concerns about Privacy and Abuse
13:59 The Failed Attempt to Impose a Warrant Requirement
27:53 The Importance of Protecting Privacy Rights
Resources:
Elizabeth Goitein on X
https://twitter.com/LizaGoitein/status/1778844476607201640
Final Vote Results for Roll Call 114
https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll114.xml
Rand Paul on X (@RandPaul):
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1780627078645248462
TenthAmendmentCenter on X (@TenthAmendment)
https://twitter.com/TenthAmendment/status/1780732125236367481
Letter from 21 Privacy Companies
Edward Snowden (@Snowden) / X
FISA Section 702: What it is and why Congress is debating it
Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Upcoming Vote on Reauthorization and Reform of FISA Section 702 | The White House
Bad Amendments to Section 702 Have Failed (For Now)—What Happens Next? | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/bad-amendments-section-702-have-failed-now-what-happens-next
What is Section 702? | Learn Liberty
https://www.learnliberty.org/videos/what-is-section-702/
Naomi Brockwell (@naomibrockwell) / X
https://twitter.com/naomibrockwell
What is the FISA court, and why is it so
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