Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-172-7334247
title:
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
text:
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that establishes procedures for the surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence on domestic soil. FISA was enacted in response to revelations of widespread privacy violations by the federal government under president Richard Nixon. It requires federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to obtain authorization for gathering "foreign intelligence information" between "foreign powers" and "agents of fore
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description:
1978 United States federal law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
date created:
2004-06-29T01:54:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T20:16:56Z
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