Overview
On May 17, 2023, The Washington Post published, "Cyber experts say controversial U.S. spying powers should stay — but with some revisions" as part of its Cybersecurity 202 newsletter. The article discusses the debate over renewing the controversial surveillance powers granted under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in the US; presents the results of a survey of cyber experts on whether these powers should be renewed as-is, scrapped entirely, or renewed with changes; and mentions criminal charges against a Russian individual for participating in ransomware attacks and cases of employees at US-based companies accused of stealing technology for other countries.
The article quotes of counsel, Stewart Baker regarding FISA abuses and potential changes to it: "The last five years have seen many claims, mostly on the right, that intelligence authorities have been used for partisan purposes. Some of those claims have substance, and the reauthorization of Section 702 is an opportunity for Congress to put in place new guardrails against partisanization."
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