Over the summer of 2020, the deployment of inexperienced intelligence officers from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis to Portland raised significant concerns regarding privacy and civil liberties.
The episode highlighted the risk of overreach by lesser-known agencies within the government that possess broad surveillance powers and a vague mandate.
In response to growing concerns about privacy violations, officials attempted to outline the agency's limits on domestic spying as part of a wider effort to enhance oversight.
The agency, established post-9/11, has faced criticism for adapting its strategies to include domestic threats, leading to heightened potential for invasion of citizens' privacy.
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