US senator caught in Section 702 FBI surveillance dragnet
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Still, judge finds 'reason to believe' Feds are getting better at not abusing snooping powers

Just declassified: US senator caught up in Section 702 FBI surveillance dragnet::Still, judge finds ‘reason to believe’ Feds are getting better at not abusing snooping powers

  • rigattiEnglish
    32•1 year ago

    No mention of who they actually are and why the FBI was surveiling them?

    • @ozymandias117English
      26•1 year ago

      It was collected as part of a dragnet - they weren’t surveilling them specifically. The FBI just attempts to illegally surveil US citizens, breaking the Fourth Amendment.

      This time, it just happened to hit a senator

      • AFK BRB ChocolateEnglish
        5•1 year ago

        Although the one using the SSN looks like a flat out abuse of power.

        It looks like at least one of the other ones was trying to protect the senator, not actually target them.

        • @ozymandias117English
          6•1 year ago

          Every dragnet is a flat out abuse of power, but you’re right the SSN went farther