The government could keep using Section 702 surveillance through 2035. The FBI would face new limits, approvals, records, and reports when it searches that data for information about people in the United States.
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FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023 is a Senate bill in Congress.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects the FBI, intelligence agencies, and people in the United States whose information may appear in Section 702 data. It also affects elected officials, candidates, political groups, news organizations, religious groups, and people outside the United States who want to travel here. Congress, FISA court judges, outside court experts, Inspectors General, and agency compliance officers would also get new oversight roles.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it keeps a powerful surveillance tool in place while trying to reduce misuse. Section 702 helps agencies track foreign threats like terrorism, spying, and cyberattacks. But the data can also include messages involving people in the United States. The bill adds privacy rules and oversight, but its real effect would depend on how agencies, courts, and Congress use those rules.
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