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Section 702 of FISA Expires, Privacy Advocates Celebrate

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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has expired, marking a victory for privacy advocates. This section allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications from individuals abroad without a warrant. However, it also frequently involved the data of Americans. The Electronic Frontier Foundation celebrated this expiration. AI

IMPACT This expiration may impact the data available for AI training and analysis, potentially affecting models that rely on broad communication datasets.

RANK_REASON Expiration of a significant piece of surveillance legislation. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Section 702 of FISA Expires, Privacy Advocates Celebrate

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    ⚖️ Victory! 702 has Expired! Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lets US intelligence agencies collect communications from foreigners abroa

    ⚖️ Victory! 702 has Expired! Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act lets US intelligence agencies collect communications from foreigners abroad without a warrant, and routinely sweeps in Americans’ emails, me... 📰 Source: Deeplinks 🔗 Link: https://www.eff.org/de…

    LINKS eff.org/…/victory-702-has-expired

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