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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act | ||
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+ | == FISA AMENDMENTS ACT == | ||
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+ | The [[FISA]] Amendments Act law broadened the authority for the [[USG]] to collect electronic communications inside the US for "foreign intelligence" and "anti-terrorism" purposes without requiring a warrant. | ||
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+ | Under the [[FISA]] Amendments Act, which amended the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the [[USG]] must satisfy a special court that its procedures will target foreigners located overseas and ensure the privacy of U.S. citizens whose communications are incidentally collected. | ||
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+ | Targeting the communications of a U.S. citizen or anyone inside the [[US]] requires a warrant. The emails and other data are sent by Internet and telecommunications companies to the [[FBI]] and [[NSA]] based on specific targets. | ||
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+ | The law also immunized companies that cooperated voluntarily with a secret [[NSA]] program to collect communications without a warrant in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks. | ||
= Resources = | = Resources = | ||
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* [https://ssd.eff.org/foreign/fisa Electronic Frontier Foundation: Surveillance Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)] | * [https://ssd.eff.org/foreign/fisa Electronic Frontier Foundation: Surveillance Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)] | ||
* [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter-36 Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute: 50 USC Chapter 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE] | * [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter-36 Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute: 50 USC Chapter 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE] | ||
+ | * [https://action.eff.org/o/9042/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=9437 EFF: Stop the NSA "Fake Fix" Bill - The FISA Improvements Act of 2013 seeks to extend NSA surveillance.] | ||
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+ | = Documents / Procedures = | ||
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* [http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Facts%20on%20the%20Collection%20of%20Intelligence%20Pursuant%20to%20Section%20702.pdf 2013-06-08: DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON - Facts on the Collection of Intelligence Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (PDF Download)] | * [http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Facts%20on%20the%20Collection%20of%20Intelligence%20Pursuant%20to%20Section%20702.pdf 2013-06-08: DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON - Facts on the Collection of Intelligence Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (PDF Download)] | ||
+ | * [http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/716633/exhibit-a.pdf Exhibit A: Procedures used by the National Security Agency for targeting non-United States Persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States to aquire Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the foreign intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended (leaked 20130620)] | ||
+ | * [http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/716634/exhibit-b.pdf Exhibit B: Minimization Procedures used by the National Security Agency in connection with aquisitions of foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended (leaked 20130620)] | ||
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− | | | + | |20240412||rt.com||[https://www.rt.com/news/595836-us-fisa-vote-johnson/ US renews controversial spying program / Section 702 of the FISA act was reauthorized despite fierce resistance from former President Donald Trump]||[[FISA]] |
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+ | |20180118||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/usa-senat-stimmt-umstrittenem-ueberwachungsprogramm-zu-a-1188650.html USA Senat stimmt umstrittenem Überwachungsprogramm zu]||[[US]] / [[FISA]] / [[NSA]] | ||
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+ | |20180109||theintercept.com||[https://theintercept.com/2018/01/09/nsa-surveillance-fisa-section-702-reauthorization-fbi/ NSA Surveillance Bill Would Legalize Loophole That Lets FBI Spy on Americans Without a Warrant]||[[US]] / [[FISA]] / [[NSA]] / [[FBI]] | ||
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+ | |20140725||vice.com||[http://www.vice.com/read/the-judges-approving-nsa-surveillance-requests-keep-buying-verizon-stock-725 The Judges Approving the NSA's Surveillance Requests Keep Buying Verizon Stock]||[[FISA]] / [[VERIZON]] | ||
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− | | | + | |20131206||thehill.com||[http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/192294-nsa-uses-executive-order-to-track-phone-locations NSA tracks phone locations under executive order]||[[NSA]] / [[Location Tracking]] / [[FISA]] |
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− | | | + | |20131119||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/veroeffentlichte-geheimdokumente-nsa-will-handy-ortsdaten-erfassen-a-934401.html Veröffentlichte Geheimdokumente: NSA will auch Handy-Ortsdaten erfassen]||[[NSA]] / [[FISA]] |
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− | | | + | |20131119||arstechnica.com||[http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/judge-nsa-exceeded-the-scope-of-authorized-acquisition-continuously/ Judge: “NSA exceeded the scope of authorized acquisition continuously” - New declassifed documents show legal arguments over bulk metadata collection]||[[FISA]] / [[NSA]] |
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− | | | + | |20130921||washingtonpost.com||[http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/fisa-court-ruling-on-illegal-nsa-e-mail-collection-program/409/ FISA court ruling on illegal NSA e-mail collection program: Read the declassified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinion striking down a National Security Agency program that unlawfully gathered as many as tens of thousands of e-mails and other electronic communications between Americans before it was shut down in 2011.]||[[NSA]] / [[FISA]] |
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− | | | + | |20130918||heise.de||[http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/US-Geheimgericht-Verbindungsdaten-sind-nicht-Teil-der-Privatsphaere-1960249.html US-Geheimgericht: Verbindungsdaten sind nicht Teil der Privatsphäre]||[[FISA]] / [[Metadata]] / [[US]] |
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− | | | + | |20130918||rt.com||[http://rt.com/usa/nsa-phone-data-collection-legal-989/ Privacy perverted: No telco ever disobeyed NSA phone record orders]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] |
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− | | | + | |20130918||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/us-telefonanbieter-haben-sich-nie-gegen-nsa-anfragen-gewehrt-a-923116.html Spähaffäre: US-Telefonanbieter gaben Daten widerstandslos an die NSA]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] |
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− | |20121228||thehill.com||[http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/274743-senate-votes-to-reauthorize-intelligence-surveillance-programs Senate approves bill to reauthorize foreign surveillance programs]||[[FISA]] | + | |20130918||rt.com||[http://rt.com/usa/nsa-phone-data-collection-legal-989/ NSA's phone data collection is legal, does not violate privacy – FISA court]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] |
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+ | |20130913||theguardian.com||[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/13/edward-snowden-nsa-disclosures-judge Fisa judge: Snowden's NSA disclosures triggered important spying debate - Dennis Saylor orders government to review rules on surveillance and says further declassification would protect court's integrity]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130909||telepolis.de||[http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/39/39856/1.html Obama-Regierung hat die Befugnisse der NSA erweitern lassen]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130909||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/obama-regierung-lockerte-nsa-beschraenkungen-per-geheimbeschluss-a-921198.html Überwachung: US-Regierung lockerte NSA-Beschränkungen per Geheimbeschluss]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130908||washingtonpost.com||[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-administration-had-restrictions-on-nsa-reversed-in-2011/2013/09/07/c26ef658-0fe5-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story.html Obama administration had restrictions on NSA reversed in 2011]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130831||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/nsa-ueberwachung-google-und-microsoft-scheitern-bei-us-regierung-a-919648.html NSA-Überwachung: Google und Microsoft scheitern bei US-Regierung]||[[GOOGLE]] / [[MICROSOFT]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130816||washingtonpost.com||[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/court-ability-to-police-us-spying-program-limited/2013/08/15/4a8c8c44-05cd-11e3-a07f-49ddc7417125_story.html Court: Ability to police U.S. spying program limited]||[[US]] / [[FISA]] / [[NSA]] | ||
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+ | |20130724||cnet.com||[http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595202-38/feds-put-heat-on-web-firms-for-master-encryption-keys/ Feds put heat on Web firms for master encryption keys: Whether the FBI or NSA have the legal authority to obtain the master keys that companies use for Web encryption remains an open question, but it hasn't stopped the U.S. government from trying.]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FBI]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130719||guardian.co.uk||[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/19/nsa-extended-verizon-trawl-through-court-order Secret court lets NSA extend its trawl of Verizon customers' phone records: Latest revelation an indication of how Obama administration has opened up hidden world of mass communications surveillance]||[[VERIZON]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130716||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/geheimgericht-us-regierung-muss-yahoos-prism-protest-offenlegen-a-911320.html Yahoo: Geheimgericht muss Prism-Urteil veröffentlichen]||[[YAHOO]] / [[PRISM]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130709||nytimes.com||[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/us/nation-will-gain-by-discussing-surveillance-expert-tells-privacy-board.html?_r=0 Nation Will Gain by Discussing Surveillance, Expert Tells Privacy Board]||[[US]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130709||guardian.co.uk||[http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2013/jul/09/fisa-courts-judge-nsa-surveillance US must fix secret Fisa courts, says top judge who granted surveillance orders - James Robertson breaks ranks and says he was shocked to hear of changes to allow broader authorisation of NSA programs]||[[FISA]] / [[US]] / [[NSA]] | ||
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+ | |20130708||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/us-spaehaffaere-fisa-geheimgericht-verschafft-nsa-mehr-macht-a-909998.html Mangelnde Kontrolle: US-Geheimgericht stärkt Macht der NSA]||[[FISA]] / [[NSA]] | ||
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+ | |20130706||nytimes.com||[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/us/in-secret-court-vastly-broadens-powers-of-nsa.html?_r=0 In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A.]||[[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130630||washingtonpost.com||[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-court-judges-upset-at-portrayal-of-collaboration-with-government/2013/06/29/ed73fb68-e01b-11e2-b94a-452948b95ca8_story.html Secret-court judges upset at portrayal of ‘collaboration’ with government]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130627||theweek.com||[http://theweek.com/article/index/246284/how-the-nsa-won-its-war How the NSA won its war]||[[NSA]] / [[STELLAR WIND]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130625||politico.com||[http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2013/06/nsa-takes-surveillance-fact-sheets-off-website-167073.html NSA takes surveillance fact sheets off website]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130621||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/geheimes-fisa-gericht-segnet-nsa-ueberwachung-ab-a-907036.html Überwachung in den USA: Das Schattengericht]||[[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130621||netzpolitik.org||[http://netzpolitik.org/2013/neue-dokumente-beweisen-auslandsgeheimdienste-wie-die-nsa-konnen-nicht-demokratisch-kontrolliert-werden/ Neue Dokumente beweisen: Auslandsgeheimdienste wie die NSA können nicht demokratisch kontrolliert werden]||[[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130620||guardian.co.uk||[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/20/fisa-court-nsa-without-warrant Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant - Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA's surveillance of Americans' communication]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130620||guardian.co.uk||[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/20/house-obama-declassify-fisa-court US House bill would force Obama to declassify Fisa court decisions: Legal justifications for NSA's wide-ranging surveillance would be released as lawmakers seek 'informed public debate' on Prism]||[[FISA]] / [[PRISM]] / [[US]] | ||
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+ | |20130618||guardian.co.uk||[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/19/fisa-court-oversight-process-secrecy Fisa court oversight: a look inside a secret and empty process - Obama and other NSA defenders insist there are robust limitations on surveillance but the documents show otherwise]||[[FISA]] / [[US]] | ||
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+ | |20130613||ibtimes.com||[http://www.ibtimes.com/fisc-will-not-object-release-2011-court-opinion-confirmed-nsas-illegal-surveillance-1305023# FISC Will Not Object To Release of 2011 Court Opinion That Confirmed NSA’s Illegal Surveillance]||[[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130610||motherjones.com||[http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/06/fisa-court-nsa-spying-opinion-reject-request FISA Court Has Rejected .03 Percent Of All Government Surveillance Requests]||[[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20130610||washingtonpost.com||[http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-10/world/39871062_1_phone-company-telephone-subscribers-phone-call-records Surveillance controversy illuminated by history]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[AT&T]] / [[VERIZON]] / [[BELLSOUTH]] / [[FISA]] / [[NSA Utah Data Center (US)]] | ||
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+ | |20130110||eff.org||[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/01/new-year-new-fisa-amendments-act-reauthorization-same-old-secret-law A New Year, a New FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization, But the Same Old Secret Law]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20130110||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/cloud-computing-eu-bericht-warnt-vor-ueberwachung-durch-die-usa-a-876789.html Cloud Computing: EU-Studie warnt vor Überwachung durch die USA]||[[EU]] / [[FISA]] / [[US]] / [[Cloud Computing]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20130108||slate.com||[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/01/08/fisa_renewal_report_suggests_spy_law_allows_mass_surveillance_of_european.html U.S. Spy Law Authorizes Mass Surveillance of European Citizens: Report]||[[FISA]] / [[US]] / [[EU]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20121228||huffingtonpost.com||[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-_n_2375950.html?utm_hp_ref=politics Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Congress Extends Law, Rejects Bipartisan Arguments]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20121228||triblive.com||[http://triblive.com/usworld/nation/3208344-74/americans-senate-intelligence Congress approves 5-year extension of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20121228||legaltimes.typepad.com||[http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/12/senate-reauthorizes-fisa-a-top-doj-priority.html Senate Reauthorizes FISA, a Top DOJ Priority]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20121228||blogs.voanews.com||[http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/12/28/us-senate-votes-to-extend-warrantless-surveillance-act/ US Senate Votes to Extend Warrantless Surveillance Act]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20121228||ft.com||[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a89ef694-511b-11e2-9623-00144feab49a.html Extension of US surveillance act approved]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20121228||southmilwaukeenow.com||[http://www.southmilwaukeenow.com/blogs/communityblogs/185004821.htmlFISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) Todays Important Debate in Senate+]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20121228||thehill.com||[http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/274743-senate-votes-to-reauthorize-intelligence-surveillance-programs Senate approves bill to reauthorize foreign surveillance programs]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20091118||aclu.org||[https://www.aclu.org/national-security/fisa-amendments-act-foia-request FISA Amendments Act FOIA Request]||[[FISA]] / [[FAA]] | ||
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+ | |20060609||washingtonpost.com||[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/08/AR2006060801992.html Specter Offers Compromise on NSA Surveillance]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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+ | |20051224||Telepolis||[http://www.telepolis.de/r4/artikel/21/21650/1.html Der Abhörskandal weitet sich aus]||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[FISA]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:57, 14 April 2024
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Details
FISA AMENDMENTS ACT
The FISA Amendments Act law broadened the authority for the USG to collect electronic communications inside the US for "foreign intelligence" and "anti-terrorism" purposes without requiring a warrant.
Under the FISA Amendments Act, which amended the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the USG must satisfy a special court that its procedures will target foreigners located overseas and ensure the privacy of U.S. citizens whose communications are incidentally collected.
Targeting the communications of a U.S. citizen or anyone inside the US requires a warrant. The emails and other data are sent by Internet and telecommunications companies to the FBI and NSA based on specific targets.
The law also immunized companies that cooperated voluntarily with a secret NSA program to collect communications without a warrant in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Resources
- Wikipedia
- FAS
- uscode.house.gov: 50 USC CHAPTER 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE 01/03/2012 (112-90)
- Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) on FISA
- Electronic Frontier Foundation: Surveillance Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
- Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute: 50 USC Chapter 36 - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
- EFF: Stop the NSA "Fake Fix" Bill - The FISA Improvements Act of 2013 seeks to extend NSA surveillance.
Documents / Procedures
- 2013-06-08: DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON - Facts on the Collection of Intelligence Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (PDF Download)
- Exhibit A: Procedures used by the National Security Agency for targeting non-United States Persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States to aquire Foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the foreign intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended (leaked 20130620)
- Exhibit B: Minimization Procedures used by the National Security Agency in connection with aquisitions of foreign Intelligence Information Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended (leaked 20130620)