"Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, are expected to reintroduce the SAFE Act, which would amend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, according to two people with knowledge of the plans. Section 702 allows spy agencies to target communications of foreigners abroad without a warrant, but the process can also sweep up the texts, emails and phone calls of Americans talking to targeted persons, raising civil liberties concerns."
"The 2024 renewal also expanded the definition of communications service providers that can be compelled to assist with 702 collection, a change that is widely believed and has been reported to include data centers. The SAFE Act would seek to clarify or narrow that provision, which critics say broadened the scope of who can be compelled to aid in surveillance."
Senators Dick Durbin and Mike Lee plan to reintroduce the SAFE Act to amend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Section 702 permits targeting communications of foreigners abroad without a warrant, but often collects texts, emails and calls of Americans communicating with targeted persons. The SAFE Act would add a warrant requirement for queries of U.S. person data and clarify or narrow which communications service providers can be compelled to assist with collection. Government oversight has documented unauthorized searches of U.S.-tied data. Section 702 is scheduled to expire after April 19 unless Congress extends it.
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