There's finally a real chance to clamp down on US Government surveillance this month! Here's an explanation of what's going on and what you can do (Some key votes happening TOMMOROW, but it's not too late after that!)

This is long, so i've split it into sections and bolded the important bits.


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**THE SITUATION/BACKGROUND**
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FISA Section 702, which permits spying on foreign nationals without a warrant, has been facing increasing scrutiny as more and more disclosures of abuses by the FBI and NSA have come to light showing it and other National Security powers being used to spy on American citizens (if people want examples, I can post them, but this is /r/privacy so I figured …

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