FBI Shuts Down Internal Surveillance Watchdog Amid FISA Debate
FBI Director Kash Patel has quietly disbanded an internal auditing office created to prevent misuse of national security surveillance, according to officials familiar with the decision.
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Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Temporarily Extending FBI’s Controversial Surveillance Tool
Lawmakers reached a tentative agreement to temporarily extend one of the FBI’s most controversial surveillance tools, giving Congress more time to figure out what to do with the program.
FBI’s Foreign Surveillance Authority Should Face New Limits, Oversight Board Says
One of the FBI’s most controversial surveillance tools faces serious impediments after a sharply divided privacy oversight board recommended making it more difficult to gather data.
FBI Improperly Searched for Names of 2 Lawmakers Using Wiretap Program
An FBI analyst improperly searched for the name of two lawmakers, including a U.S. senator, using a warrantless surveillance program that is set to expire and needs the approval of Congress to continue.
Report: At least 27 Accused Terrorists Prosecuted Under Secret Surveillance Law
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com At least 27 accused terrorists were prosecuted since 2007 using evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Reuters reports. The FISA cases vary from murder to an 18-year-old American trying to join an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria. As early as today, the U.S. government plans to disclose how many terrorist attacks…
Internet Companies Call For More Disclosure of Surveillance
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Microsoft, Twitter, Google and Facebook are calling for more disclosure of secret requests to hand over date of users, The Guardian reports. “Permitting greater transparency on the aggregate volume and scope of national security requests, including Fisa orders, would help the community understand and debate these important issues,” Microsoft said in an…
Government Has Violated Spying Limits on U.S. Citizens, Documents Show
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — When it comes to listening in on conversations or reading emails, the feds have repeatedly violated legal limits of surveillance of U.S. citizens, the Washington Post reports. The Post reports that the conclusion comes from the release of 900 pages of documents obtained by the ACLU in a court…