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WASHINGTON 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 is urging the Senate to immediately take up the , which was introduced today by Senators Durbin (D-IL) and Lee (R-UT). This bipartisan legislation would make important reforms to Section 702, including by barring the FBI, NSA, and CIA from warrantlessly accessing Americans鈥� communications collected under this sweeping law. The bill would also prohibit law enforcement from circumventing core constitutional protections by purchasing Americans鈥� data that they would otherwise need a warrant to obtain.

Section 702 was designed to allow the government to warrantlessly surveil non-U.S. citizens abroad for foreign intelligence purposes. In recent years, however, it has morphed into a domestic surveillance tool, with FBI agents using the Section 702 databases to conduct millions of invasive searches for Americans鈥� communications 鈥� including those of , 19,000 to a congressional campaign, , and even .

The following is a statement from Kia Hamadanchy, senior policy counsel at 老澳门开奖结果:

鈥淪enators Durbin and Lee have carefully crafted a bipartisan compromise bill. While this legislation does not include every reform civil liberties groups have been pushing for, it does include meaningful changes that will rein in the government鈥檚 warrantless surveillance of Americans and help ensure that our privacy is protected. The Senate should take up this bill immediately.鈥�