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On the recordJune 18, 2026
Section 702 enables surveillance of more than just foreigners overseas—millions of innocent Americans’ texts, emails, and phone calls are swept up in this dragnet if they communicated with a foreigner…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the implications of Section 702 on American privacy.

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