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FBI Made 'Inappropriate Use' of Foreign Surveillance Program To Spy on Americans (reason.com)
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

In 2021, for example, the FBI ran more than 3.3 million queries through the Section 702 database, according to a government transparency report.

3.3 million spies of the Patriot Act. It's set to expire this year, but they'll reauthorize it. No one is strong enough to throw the ring into the fire.