Constitutional Law
Nov. 1, 2016
Lawmakers have a chance to rein in surveillance act
When considering the upcoming expiration of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702, lawmakers must understand that the privacy and civil liberties concerns stemming from surveillance are not a necessary byproduct of national security efforts. By Jennifer S. Granick
Edward Snowden helped reveal to the world two controversial surveillance programs used by the National Security Agency to collect large swaths of private communications from leading internet companies. The programs, called PRISM and Upstream, are purportedly authorized by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). On Dec. 31, 2017, Section 702 will expire unless Congress reauthorizes it. Major reform is...
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