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U.S. to disclose estimate of number of Americans under surveillance
reuters ^
| 12-16-16
| Dustin Volz
Posted on 12/16/2016 8:22:25 PM PST by dynachrome
The U.S. intelligence community will soon disclose an estimate of the number of Americans whose electronic communications have been caught in the crosshairs of online surveillance programs intended for foreigners, U.S. lawmakers said in a letter seen by Reuters on Friday.
The estimate, requested by members of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, is expected to be made public as early as next month, the letter said.
Its disclosure would come as Congress is expected to begin debate in the coming months over whether to reauthorize or reform the so-called surveillance authority, known as Section 702, a provision that was added to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in 2008.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigbrother; hopeandchange; liberalagenda; nsa; obama; surveillance; surveillancestate; watching; yeswescan
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To: dynachrome
Why aren’t they demanding to know how many foreigners are
Under surveillance?
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posted on
12/17/2016 5:32:43 AM PST
by
raybbr
(That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
To: dynachrome
Only to find that, probably, all FReepers are on the list. Subversive bunch that we are. LOL!
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posted on
12/17/2016 7:10:06 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: rktman
Can they see me mooning them?
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posted on
12/17/2016 9:18:55 AM PST
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
To: Cvengr
Ask the google blue tooth fairy or the amazon echo thingy. Apparently they know everything. ;-)
P.S. I will NOT be having those in my house.
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posted on
12/17/2016 9:24:35 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: ThunderSleeps
Best time to insert the tracking chip.
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posted on
12/17/2016 9:25:55 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: hal ogen
You need to put a piece of tape over the camera on you computer monitor. Thanks. Kinda like ‘onstar’. It ain’t one way and they can listen if/when they feel like it.
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posted on
12/17/2016 9:28:14 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: dynachrome
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posted on
12/17/2016 3:28:44 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: UCANSEE2
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posted on
12/17/2016 4:20:40 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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