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Sen Wyden's New Surveillance Reform Act Reins in the Worst Abuses of Section 702

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3 points by rt4mn 2 years ago · 1 comment

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rt4mnOP 2 years ago

This is a big deal. If you care about your privacy, its not enough to use good op-sec. You need to address the source of the problem: the governent is abusing its power, and it needs to stop doing that

This bill is an attempt to fix that. This bill is probably the best hope we currently have of enacting substantive reforms to Section 702, EO 12333, the data broker loophole, and a bevy of other surveillance issues. It even has a section on Cell Site simulators!

If you are curious about some of the details of the bill, you can read a one-page summary of the bill [here](https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/government_survei...)

Some highlights:

> The Act ends warrantless collection of business records, ensures that the government provides accurate information to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and requires meaningful accountability for violations of the law.*

> [The bill] requiring warrants for surveillance of Americans’ location data, web browsing and search records, and by prohibiting the government from purchasing Americans’ data from data brokers.

A section-by-section summary of the bill is [here](https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/government_survei...)

Read the full bill [here](https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/government_survei...)

Some more analysis/history [here](https://www.justsecurity.org/89786/the-year-of-section-702-r...)

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