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The 215 business is all red herring, honestly. The FISA 702 program continues unabated. Phone communication is obsolete, and they're not kicking and screaming
by lvs 11y ago
The 215 business is all red herring, honestly. The FISA 702 program continues unabated. Phone communication is obsolete, and they're not kicking and screaming that much when there is no serious challenge to 702 authority.
- jdp23 11y agoI agree about FISA; and Marcy Wheeler has some great stuff to say about Richard Burr's alternate bill and internet collection. [1] However I wouldn't say that 215 is a red herring -- it'll be a significant victory if it sunsets, for reasons Jennifer Granick describes at [2]. [1] https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/05/23/mitch-mcconnell-and-richard-burrs-authoritarian-power-grab-fails/ https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/05/23/mitch-mcconnell-and-ri... [2] http://justsecurity.org/23149/rand-paul-wyden-surveillance-reform/ http://justsecurity.org/23149/rand-paul-wyden-surveillance-r...