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'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn (www.vice.com)

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'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn::Privacy experts worry that a proposed reform bill would greatly widen how the government can surveil Americans’ digital communications.

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[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

From the actual bill: https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1323

The bill enhances accountability for FBI and other government officials who fail to comply with the laws and rules governing FISA. For example, the bill:

Holds FBI executive leaders accountable for FISA non-compliance, including by withholding promotions or compensation.

Ensures accountability for FBI employees who conduct noncompliant U.S. person queries, including zero tolerance for willful misconduct and escalating consequences for unintentional non-compliance.

Creates new specific criminal liability and administrative penalties and increases existing penalties for government officials who engage in a range of intentional misconduct related to FISA, such as leaking FISA-derived information or making a false declaration before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

[-] Ferrous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago

That's not from the bill; that's from a press release.

[-] EmoBean@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

escalating consequences for unintentional non-compliance.

Oops! Spied on you. Sooowwwyy. I'll take a paid week off(to think about your nudes).

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