FISA Section 702

EPIC, Coalition Request Meeting with FBI Director on Transparency and Surveillance Reform

March 21, 2025

In a letter sent today, EPIC and a coalition of civil society organizations requested a meeting with FBI Director, Kash Patel.

• FISA Section 702

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Urge DNI Gabbard to Increase Public Trust and Oversight of Government Surveillance

March 4, 2025

In a letter sent today, EPIC and a coalition of civil society organizations called on the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, to take initial steps to improve public trust and oversight of government surveillance authorities.

• FISA Section 702

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Demand Estimate of U.S. Persons’ Communications Incidentally Collected Under FISA Section 702

October 16, 2024

In a letter to the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the National Security Agency, a coalition of civil society organizations demanded the intelligence community publish the previously promised estimate of the number of U.S. persons’ communications collected “incidentally” under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

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EPIC Urges European Commission to address surveillance gaps in First Periodic Review of EU-US Data Privacy Framework

September 5, 2024

EPIC filed comments with the European Commission urging the Commission to address surveillance gaps in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and protect the privacy rights of EU residents.

• Data Protection

• FISA Section 702

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

CNN: Opinion: Why Americans should be frightened about Congress’ surveillance reauthorization 

May 15, 2024

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Wired: Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers 

May 14, 2024

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EPIC, Coalition Call on Government to Declassify Type of Company at Issue in New FISA Definition

May 14, 2024

On May 9, EPIC joined a coalition of over 20 civil society organizations in calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify the type of service provider at issue in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) proceeding that led Congress to expand the universe of companies subject to compelled cooperation under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

• FISA Section 702

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

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The Conversation: Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues 

May 9, 2024

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CyberScoop: Top spy official releases principles on intel agency use of info bought from data brokers 

May 8, 2024

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• News

NJ Spotlight News: US citizens can be caught up in new surveillance law

May 1, 2024

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