A new report on section 702 of FISA from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Just in time for a Congressional vote this month on reauthorization of the vital intelligence program Reason · Apr 2
The US privacy nightmare? What's changed after 30 days of President Trump's new administration Executive orders, layoffs across some key agencies, and DOGE – how have the first 30 days of a new administration shaped up for US privacy advocates? TechRadar · Feb 20, 2025
How Trump could sink Big Tech's ability to serve Europe The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) may lose its ability to function by the end of Thursday, undermining a key U.S.-EU agreement. Fortune · Jan 23, 2025
Trump Is Trying To Fire Most of the White House's Civil Liberties Watchdog The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board should be Trump's ally in a battle against the deep state. So why is he undermining it? Reason · Jan 22, 2025
Revised Section 702 Surveillance Authority Poses More Danger Than Ever New language could make almost anybody with access to a WiFi router help the government snoop. Reason · Apr 18, 2024
Controversial Surveillance Law Up for Renewal (Again) in April Congress gave FISA’s Section 702 a brief lease on life, but civil liberties concerns haven’t gone away. Reason · Jan 31, 2024
The PCLOB Report on 702—We Interview Both Sides Bonus episode 476 of the Cyberlaw Podcast Reason · Oct 16, 2023
The President's Civil Liberties Oversight Board's report on section 702 of FISA The board agrees it should be renewed but splits three ways on proposals for reform Reason · Oct 3, 2023
Government Watchdog Calls Out Dangers in Section 702 Surveillance A divided board recommends reforms as Congress debates renewing snooping authority. Reason · Oct 2, 2023
Biden's privacy advisors recommend changes to electronic surveillance law The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) recommends big changes to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Fortune · Sep 28, 2023
Senators say CIA is collecting Americans’ private data in secret bulk surveillance program ‘The secret nature of the CIA’s activities in PCLOB report raise these very concerns,’ Sens Martin Heinrich and Ron Wyden wrote. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022