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Trump now controls the NSA and FBI – What this means for your privacy | Proton
President Trump now controls of the US government's warrantless surveillance machine. We look at how it works and how to defend yourself.
Each level of US law enforcement, from federal intelligence agencies down to your local police department, has its own special back door that lets them collect your information without judicial review. Section 702, part of the FISA Amendments Act(new window) from 2008, allows the US government to monitor foreign nationals outside the United States without a warrant; however, a “backdoor” permits warrantless surveillance to be extended to people in the US as well. NSLs are administrative subpoenas(new window) that compel institutions, such as banks, internet service providers, or libraries, to hand over sensitive client data without requiring judicial approval.
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