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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

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FISA AMENDMENTS ACT

The FISA Amendments Act law broadened the authority for the USG to collect electronic communications inside the US for "foreign intelligence" and "anti-terrorism" purposes without requiring a warrant.

Under the FISA Amendments Act, which amended the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the USG must satisfy a special court that its procedures will target foreigners located overseas and ensure the privacy of U.S. citizens whose communications are incidentally collected.

Targeting the communications of a U.S. citizen or anyone inside the US requires a warrant. The emails and other data are sent by Internet and telecommunications companies to the FBI and NSA based on specific targets.

The law also immunized companies that cooperated voluntarily with a secret NSA program to collect communications without a warrant in the aftermath of the September 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Date Source Title Tags
20130918 rt.com Privacy perverted: No telco ever disobeyed NSA phone record orders US / NSA / FISA
20130918 spiegel.de Spähaffäre: US-Telefonanbieter gaben Daten widerstandslos an die NSA US / NSA / FISA
20130918 rt.com NSA's phone data collection is legal, does not violate privacy – FISA court US / NSA / FISA
20130913 theguardian.com Fisa judge: Snowden's NSA disclosures triggered important spying debate - Dennis Saylor orders government to review rules on surveillance and says further declassification would protect court's integrity US / NSA / FISA
20130909 telepolis.de Obama-Regierung hat die Befugnisse der NSA erweitern lassen US / NSA / FISA
20130909 spiegel.de Überwachung: US-Regierung lockerte NSA-Beschränkungen per Geheimbeschluss US / NSA / FISA
20130908 washingtonpost.com Obama administration had restrictions on NSA reversed in 2011 US / NSA / FISA
20130831 spiegel.de NSA-Überwachung: Google und Microsoft scheitern bei US-Regierung GOOGLE / MICROSOFT / FISA
20130816 washingtonpost.com Court: Ability to police U.S. spying program limited US / FISA / NSA
20130724 cnet.com Feds put heat on Web firms for master encryption keys: Whether the FBI or NSA have the legal authority to obtain the master keys that companies use for Web encryption remains an open question, but it hasn't stopped the U.S. government from trying. US / NSA / FBI / FISA
20130719 guardian.co.uk Secret court lets NSA extend its trawl of Verizon customers' phone records: Latest revelation an indication of how Obama administration has opened up hidden world of mass communications surveillance VERIZON / NSA / FISA
20130716 spiegel.de Yahoo: Geheimgericht muss Prism-Urteil veröffentlichen YAHOO / PRISM / FISA
20130709 nytimes.com Nation Will Gain by Discussing Surveillance, Expert Tells Privacy Board US / FISA
20130709 guardian.co.uk US must fix secret Fisa courts, says top judge who granted surveillance orders - James Robertson breaks ranks and says he was shocked to hear of changes to allow broader authorisation of NSA programs FISA / US / NSA
20130708 spiegel.de Mangelnde Kontrolle: US-Geheimgericht stärkt Macht der NSA FISA / NSA
20130706 nytimes.com In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A. NSA / FISA
20130630 washingtonpost.com Secret-court judges upset at portrayal of ‘collaboration’ with government US / NSA / FISA
20130627 theweek.com How the NSA won its war NSA / STELLAR WIND / FISA
20130625 politico.com NSA takes surveillance fact sheets off website US / NSA / FISA
20130621 spiegel.de Überwachung in den USA: Das Schattengericht FISA
20130621 netzpolitik.org Neue Dokumente beweisen: Auslandsgeheimdienste wie die NSA können nicht demokratisch kontrolliert werden NSA / FISA
20130620 guardian.co.uk Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant - Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA's surveillance of Americans' communication US / NSA / FISA
20130620 guardian.co.uk US House bill would force Obama to declassify Fisa court decisions: Legal justifications for NSA's wide-ranging surveillance would be released as lawmakers seek 'informed public debate' on Prism FISA / PRISM / US
20130618 guardian.co.uk Fisa court oversight: a look inside a secret and empty process - Obama and other NSA defenders insist there are robust limitations on surveillance but the documents show otherwise FISA / US
20130613 ibtimes.com FISC Will Not Object To Release of 2011 Court Opinion That Confirmed NSA’s Illegal Surveillance FISA
20130610 washingtonpost.com Surveillance controversy illuminated by history US / NSA / AT&T / VERIZON / BELLSOUTH / FISA / NSA Utah Data Center (US)
20130110 spiegel.de Cloud Computing: EU-Studie warnt vor Überwachung durch die USA EU / FISA / US
20130108 slate.com U.S. Spy Law Authorizes Mass Surveillance of European Citizens: Report FISA / US / EU
20121228 huffingtonpost.com Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Congress Extends Law, Rejects Bipartisan Arguments FISA
20121228 triblive.com Congress approves 5-year extension of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act FISA
20121228 legaltimes.typepad.com Senate Reauthorizes FISA, a Top DOJ Priority FISA
20121228 blogs.voanews.com US Senate Votes to Extend Warrantless Surveillance Act FISA
20121228 ft.com Extension of US surveillance act approved FISA
20121228 southmilwaukeenow.com (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) Todays Important Debate in Senate+ FISA
20121228 thehill.com Senate approves bill to reauthorize foreign surveillance programs FISA
20060609 washingtonpost.com Specter Offers Compromise on NSA Surveillance US / NSA / FISA
20051224 Telepolis Der Abhörskandal weitet sich aus US / NSA / FISA