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For all you USA peeps:

A bipartisan team of U.S. lawmakers has introduced new legislation intended to curb the FBI's sweeping surveillance powers, saying the bill helps close the loopholes that allow officials to seize Americans' data without a warrant.

The bill follows more than a decade of debate over post-Sept. 11, 2001, surveillance powers that allow domestic law enforcement to warrantlessly scan the vast mountains of data gathered by America's foreign surveillance apparatus.

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[-] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago

Well finally something good!

[-] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

Introduced... Will probably not pass don't get your hopes too high.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - A bipartisan team of U.S. lawmakers has introduced new legislation intended to curb the FBI's sweeping surveillance powers, saying the bill helps close the loopholes that allow officials to seize Americans' data without a warrant.

Reforms in the proposed legislation include putting limits on searches of Americans' communications without judicial authorization and a prohibition of so-called "backdoor" searches which invoke foreign intelligence justifications to spy on Americans.

The White House and the FBI did not immediately return messages seeking comment, although executive branch officials have long insisted that the surveillance power - which expires at the end of the year - is a critical tool for fighting foreign espionage and terrorism and have lobbied for its reauthorization.

The reforms introduced Tuesday reflect discomfort over the practice of warrantless scans, which are authorized under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Its opponents were galvanized when the Office of Director of National Intelligence revealed in July that the FBI had improperly conducted searches for information about a U.S. senator and two state officials.

"When the FBI snoops on the American people without a warrant, it's not a blunder, it's a breach of trust and it's a violation of the Constitution," Republican Senator Mike Lee told reporters.


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[-] nhgeek@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Imagine another Trump term with these abuses unleashed and amplified.

[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 5 points 1 year ago

If they are allowed to by FBI, them having your little dirty secrets and all.

[-] drwho@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

If this goes anywhere, it won't last long. Remember what Reagan did with Executive Order 12333 in 1981?

I wonder how these legislations can be abused to accomplish the exact opposite. I guess we'll find out, if it passes...

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