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Reason
Reason
Politics
Elizabeth Nolan Brown

The FBI Secretly Searched Americans' Digital Communications 3.4 Million Times Last Year

The feds still use warrantless surveillance to invade the privacy of millions of Americans. A new transparency report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) shows that from December 1, 2020, to November 30, 2021, the FBI used its Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) powers to search the communications of up to 3,394,053 Americans without a warrant.

Under FISA, this type of snooping is technically legal. But there is a strong argument that it is unconstitutional, violating Americans' 4th Amendment rights.

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