FISA 702 Explained: Surveillance Powers and Global Privacy Impact
What Is FISA 702 and Why Does It Matter? The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 established rules for physical and electronic surveillance of foreign powers and their agents within the United States. Section 702, added in 2008, is a temporary provision that allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications of non-U.S. persons located…
