Section 702 Of Fisa

Bush s warrantless wiretapping program.
Section 702 of fisa. Once authorized such acquisitions may last for periods of up to one year. That law amended the foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978. Collection of foreign intelligence from non americans located outside the united states.
Section 702 permits the attorney general and the director of national intelligence to jointly authorize targeting of persons reasonably believed to be located outside the united states but is limited to targeting non u s. Under section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa the u s. Information collected under the law without a warrant can be used to prosecute and imprison people even for crimes that have nothing to do with national security.
President donald trump threw twitter and members of congress into a tizzy thursday morning when he tweeted a back and forth with himself about section 702 of the foreign intelligence. 1881a x this authority allows only the targeting for foreign intelligence purposes of communications of foreign persons who are located abroad. Section 702 is supposed to do exactly what its name promises.
Surveillance of foreign persons located outside the united states with the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers to acquire foreign intelligence information. Internet service providers such as google facebook and microsoft or traveling across the internet s backbone with the compelled assistance of u s. Section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa.
Section 702 title vii section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa procedures for targeting certain persons outside the united states other than united states persons 50 u s c. Section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act fisa is a statute that authorizes the collection use and dissemination of electronic communications content stored by u s. Section 702 is a surveillance authority passed as part of the fisa amendments act in 2008.
Telecom providers such as at t and verizon.