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https://www.dni.gov/files/icotr/Section702-Basics-Infographic.pdf https://www.dni.gov/files/icotr/Section702-Basics-Infographi... > Section 702 is a key provis

https://www.dni.gov/files/icotr/Section702-Basics-Infographic.pdf https://www.dni.gov/files/icotr/Section702-Basics-Infographi... > Section 702 is a key provision of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 that permits the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the United States, with the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers, to acquire foreign intelligence information. Why wouldn't we want this? I'll agree to abolish it when there are no more bad guys in the world.

hedora 3y ago
Assuming one person that read your HN post is outside the US, and not provably a US citizen, then they'll read the thing you posted as being in the section 702 foreign intelligence umbrella. So, now there's a mapping from 2OEH8eoCRo0 to your real name somewhere in a "secret" law enforcement database, and that can be used to bootstrap a FISA warrant against you with effectively no oversight.
barryrandall 3y ago
Because that description is disingenuous partisanspeak that fails to mention any of the other things the bill authorizes.