(Recall that, as the PCLOB’s 2014 report explained, under the NSA’s 702 minimization procedures “U.S. person identifiers are prohibited from being used to query the NSA’s Section 702 upstream collection of Internet transactions.”).
Mar 16, 2017 Appeals court gives Wikimedia thumbs up to sue NSA for The government has previously argued that the NSA’s Upstream warrantless spying is authorized under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Thanks to Upstream surveillance, the NSA halts controversial email collection practice to Apr 28, 2017 NSA Ends Upstream “About” Data Collection - Infosecurity
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NSA Stops Certain Section 702 "Upstream" Activities Apr 28, 2017
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Judge dismisses Wikimedia case against NSA over Upstream Dec 17, 2019 An 'Upstream' Battle As Wikimedia Challenges NSA Mar 15, 2015