America's Gestapo caught in the act again

[professor rat]

American Gestapo out-of-control

" . . . the FBI has repeatedly accessed Section 702-acquired contents under circumstances requiring a FISC order under Section 702(£)(2), but has never applied for such an order… . ."

https://www.emptywheel.net/2020/09/05/the-latest-stinky-702-opinion-bodes-poorly-for-the-next-one/

Section 702 is a key provision of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 that permits the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the United States, with the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers, to acquire foreign intelligence information.

5-VEY is the over-riding provision that allows blanket domestic surveillance by proxy. The ’ Five Eyes ".