🦅 Domestic Spying Takes an L | EFFector 38.12 (opens in new tab)

Sold to the public as a foreign surveillance tool, Section 702 is the law has let intelligence agencies spy on millions of Americans’ private conversations without a warrant. Despite years of revelations about this law's misuse, Congress has repeatedly reauthorized Section 702 without meaningful reform. Until this month, that is, when it finally lapsed in a major victory for privacy. In our , we're covering the expiration of Section 702 . For over 35 years, the U.S. Copyright Office, why the ...