Your constitutional rights are at stake. A federal surveillance program, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, was designed by Congress to authorize surveillance of foreign threats abroad but is now widely used by our government to spy on Americans’ communications without a warrant. The government is also evading legal privacy protections by buying our sensitive personal information from data brokers.
However, the Fourth Amendment states:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Demand that your Congressional representatives hold government agencies accountable and COSPONSOR THE GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE REFORM ACT (GSRA) before it’s too late. Use this LINK to search for your representative and contact info or fill out a form BELOW and the FISA Reform Coalition will send your message on your behalf.
You may use the following language (just copy and paste) in your letter to your representatives:
Tell your U.S. Senators and Representative:
I am outraged that the FBI and other federal agencies can access my private, personal communications under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Congress designed this authority to catch foreign terrorists and spies. It is now routinely used by the government to snoop into our private lives without a warrant.
I am also deeply disturbed that federal agencies purchase my most sensitive and personal information scraped from my apps and sold by data brokers. All this private information about me – where I go, who I communicate with, what I say, where I worship or celebrate with friends – makes me an open book to the government.
I demand that reform – real, deep, and lasting – be the price of reauthorization of Section 702. Renewal of this authority must require the FBI and other federal agencies to get probable cause warrants, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution, before they can get their hands on my communications and other personal data, whether they’re collecting it under Section 702 or buying it from data brokers.
This includes your support of the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA).
I am outraged that the FBI and other federal agencies can access my private, personal communications under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Congress designed this authority to catch foreign terrorists and spies. It is now routinely used by the government to snoop into our private lives without a warrant.
I am also deeply disturbed that federal agencies purchase my most sensitive and personal information scraped from my apps and sold by data brokers. All this private information about me – where I go, who I communicate with, what I say, where I worship or celebrate with friends – makes me an open book to the government.
I demand that reform – real, deep, and lasting – be the price of reauthorization of Section 702. Renewal of this authority must require the FBI and other federal agencies to get probable cause warrants, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution, before they can get their hands on my communications and other personal data, whether they’re collecting it under Section 702 or buying it from data brokers.
This includes your support of the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA).