Open Technology Institute's Reform Priorities for Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act

Congress has until December 31 to renew the FISA Amendments Act or it will expire, and with it, the highly controversial, large-scale surveillance authorities under Section 702. As Congress debates whether to renew Section 702, it must consider needed reforms so that surveillance will be narrowly tailored to the law’s stated purpose - stopping both terrorism and espionage - and so that millions of Americans’ communications will no longer be swept up in its net. The Open Technology Institute’s Section 702 reform priorities include:

• Limit the Scope of Collection Under Section 702
• Enhance Post-Collection Protections for Americans’ Communications that are Swept Up Under Section 702
• Increase Transparency for the Government and Companies