Unlike most court proceedings, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) only hears one side — the government’s side — of any case. The public almost never learns about the rulings from the “secret” FISA court.
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Worldwide reaction to NSA/PRISM surveillance – an overview
Infosecurity Magazine … British/Bahraini citizen. A witness statement filed in the high court London claims that Gamma International's FinFisher (FinSpy) covert surveillance software targeted the computer of a leading Bahraini activist who holds dual British and Bahraini … |
Four more “top secret” PRISM data collection program slides have been made public by The Washington Post, expanding on the mass surveillance conducted by the NSA. A German magazine also saw “top secret” documents, obtained by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, which show the European Union is yet another “target.” EU officials are furious, lashing out about Orwellian surveillance conducted by the United…
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After PRISM backlash, the NSA posted a four-page fact sheet about Section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Survelliance Act (FISA) on the NSA site, describing how US citizens’ communications are protected from NSA spying.
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