FBI's Misuse of Surveillance Powers on Protesters and Rioters
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The FBI used Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to investigate whether Black Lives Matter protesters had ties to terrorists, according to newly declassified reports. The revelation is likely to make the push for renewal of the controversial surveillance tool more difficult as it comes amid a heated debate on Capitol Hill. The FBI ran a “batch query” related to 133 individuals “arrested in connection with civil unrest and protests” between May 30 and June 18 of 2020. The data collected also includes information about Americans on the other end of emails or other communications.
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