FBI: Give us warrantless Section 702 snooping powers – or China wins (www.theregister.com)

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FISA Section 702 allows the FBI and its fellow federal organizations to monitor foreigners' electronic communications beyond America's borders. But if these emails, texts, and phone calls are with or about US persons, those individuals and organizations' data can get pulled in as well for analysis, along with anyone those US persons also talked to.

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[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 24 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

"Let us be openly like China, (since we already surveil whoever we want anyway) or China wins"

Die in a fire, FBI.

Also Waco (fuck you Reno, Clinton, and your blatant lies at the time)

Ah, hell, fuck you, longer list.

The FBI has been a shitstain on society since it's inception. I don't deny the necessity of a Federal investigative service, just this one was never it.

this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2024

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