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EPIC, Coalition Urge Congressional Leaders to Protect Americans and Reform FISA Section 702

EPIC · · US Federal · Surveillance & Civil Liberties

In a letter to Congressional leadership, EPIC joined a coalition of civil rights and privacy organizations in urging Congress to close the backdoor search and data broker loopholes. The backdoor search loophole allows the government to access, without a warrant, Americans’ communication obtained incidentally through Section 702 surveillance. Similarly, the data broker loophole allows the … Continued

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