Congress reauthorized Americas warrantless wiretapping program last month after somesuccessful fearmongeringby national security hawks on Capitol Hill.
The FBI email made things even more explicit by encouraging searches for Americans when looking through intercepted communications.
The FBIs response to Wired is particularly interesting, making it worth quoting at length.
File photo of Paul Abbate, deputy director of the FBI, at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on May 2, 2023.Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg (Getty Images)
Its all a mess.
To paraphrase former president Richard Nixon, itsnot illegalwhen the FBI does it.
But what are you going to do in such aridiculously rigged system?
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