What data does the government actually gather with FISA? - CNN What Matters
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Under updates to the FISA law enacted in 2008, the government has the ability to compel US phone companies and internet providers to provide access to communications across the “backbone” of the internet. The government can also compel access to phone information that can allow it to obtain the content of calls and also require email providers and others to provide communications from a specific address.
It’s hard to quantify exactly how much data and communications this represents, but the scope is massive.
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The trove of data, including a large portion of US internet traffic, is meant to provide US intelligence agencies with quick access to data regarding foreigners in other countries.
According to the National Security Agency, 60% of what appears in the Presidential Daily Brief has some data that comes from the 702 program. The Oversight Board report says searches of the data are critical to informing the US understanding of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, foreign actors plotting cyberattacks in the US and China’s targeting of dissidents.
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