Lawmakers push 702 reauthorization requiring warrant to access info on Americans
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https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-lawfare-podcast-par...
Direct link to the PCLOB report: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23993279/2023-pclob-7...
https://www.nationalsecuritylawpodcast.com/episode-242-a-rul...
”During the 25 years from 1979 to 2004, 18,742 warrants were granted, while only four were rejected.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intell...
And IMO that chilling effect is exactly the first step that we need. That keeps the worst of the worst from even making it across the line.
Now, there's a lot more that we also need, but this is a necessary first step.
What a pathetic attempt at weasel language. Are they saying it would be better to make collecting it in the first place illegal? Great suggestion!
They continue:
> "This is something we think is both the wrong fit for what we’re doing, and operationally unworkable,”
That is the point - They've been caught doing things they shouldn't be, so this bill makes being naughty "operationally unworkable".
> “For us, it remains a red line not to have to go to a court and lose the operational window to stop an assassination attempt to prevent ransomware, to stop a senior government official’s email account from being hacked.”
At this point these powers in hands that have proven themselves to be untrustworthy are scarier than any bogeyman they could conjure. Try again.
Lawmakers are keeping the warrant requirement. It's the administration pushing back.