The FBI’s Illegal Surveillance Is Not New, but the Magnitude of the Problem Has Never Been Fully Disclosed-Until Now

The FBI’s illegal surveillance of American citizens is not something new. It’s been an ongoing problem for years, likely decades. But the magnitude of the problem is something that’s never been fully disclosed—until now. A new report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence indicates just how massive the surveillance of American citizens by the FBI actually is.      “We’re talking about the FBI’s warrantless use of “backdoor searches” of a vast database of information known as the Section 702 database—a database intended for targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the United States.” This massive…