Report on the Surveillance Program Operated Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

This report, issued by the Privateness and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, examines the gathering of digital communications beneath Part 702, and gives evaluation and suggestions relating to this system’s implementation. Part 702 has its roots within the President’s Surveillance Program developed within the instant aftermath of the September eleventh assaults. The Part 702 program is extraordinarily complicated, involving a number of companies, amassing a number of forms of data, for a number of functions. Though U.S. individuals is probably not focused beneath Part 702, communications of or regarding U.S. individuals could also be acquired in quite a lot of methods. An instance is when a U.S. particular person communicates with a non-U.S. one who has been focused, leading to what’s termed “incidental” assortment. One other instance is when two non-U.S. individuals focus on a U.S. particular person. Communications of or regarding U.S. individuals which can be acquired in these methods could also be retained and utilized by the federal government, topic to relevant guidelines and necessities. The communications of U.S. individuals can also be collected by mistake, as when a U.S. particular person is erroneously focused or within the occasion of a technological malfunction, leading to “inadvertent” assortment. Total, the Board has discovered that the data this system collects has been precious and efficient in defending the nation’s safety and producing helpful international intelligence.
Writer ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Impartial Publishing Platform
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 23, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 196 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1500601004
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1500601003
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.03 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.45 x 11 inches