A US intelligence boss has asked Congress to reauthorize a controversial set of powers that give snoops warrantless authorization to surveil electronic communications in the name of fighting terrorism and so forth.
NSA director General Paul Nakasone told the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board yesterday that the loss of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) would mean American spies would “lose critical insights into the most significant threats to our nation” if allowed to lapse on December 31.
In his speech, Nakasone said Section 702 is “irreplaceable,” and he provided several stories of the FBI and NSA cooperating using the law to stop terrorist plots and online attacks to justify his claim.
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Source: The Register