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Senate Intelligence Panel Presses Nominees on Section 702: Oversight, Inadvertent Collection and Reauthorization
Summary
Senators pressed the NSA and NCSC nominees for clear explanations of how Section 702 collection protects U.S. persons and what oversight and reporting mechanisms exist. Nominees pledged further written briefings and cooperation with classified follow‑ups.
Senators on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence used the confirmation hearing for the nominees to the National Security Agency and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to press detailed questions about Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the authority used to collect certain communications of foreign targets that traverse U.S. systems.
Chairman Mark Warner and others emphasized the need to document reforms since the law's last reauthorization and to explain safeguards for U.S. persons.…
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