Section 702
The FISA Section 702 Debate Intensifies
George Croner Mon, May 15, 2023, 10:09 AM
Let’s take a closer look at incidental collection, FBI querying, and the Fourth Amendment as we head into a potential 702 sunset.
George Croner is a former principal litigation counsel at the National Security Agency. He is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and a member of the Advisory Council at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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FISA
New Statistics Confirm the Continuing Decline in the Use of National Surveillance Authorities
George Croner Tue, May 24, 2022, 8:01 AM
Here is an explainer of the data presented in three intelligence community reports released in April regarding the continuing decline in the use of national surveillance authorities over the past two years.
FISC
To Oversee or to Overrule: What is the Role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Under FISA Section 702?
George Croner Tue, May 18, 2021, 8:01 AM
Is the FISC failing its responsibilities with respect to the function it performs in the Section 702 program? Given the role the FISC is intended to play with respect to its oversight of the Section 702 program, the answer is no.