FBI's use of foreign intelligence driving privacy debate
Christopher Wray
FBI Director Christopher Wray  crafted the bridge story to show why  his  agents shouldn't have to get a warrant before querying foreign intelligence information legally gathered overseas. The FBI's use of foreign intelligence is at the heart of the debate over the future of the 2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act  including the controversial Section 702. The law is set to expire Dec. 31.
"Let's say you find out that this person photographing the Key Bridge has been communicating with a known Islamic State recruiter  which is the kind of information that's in the 702 database "  Wray  said at a recent forum on the subject. The FBI agent   Wray  said  is "not going to be able to get a warrant just based on that to search the database."
"The idea of blinding the agent â putting some restriction on his ability to see information that we already constitutionally have sitting in our own data bases â the irony of that is tragic to me "  Wray  said.
 Wray  said tips are flooding into the FBI by the thousands. It's at this initial stage â where leads are sifted and prioritized â when foreign intelligence helps connect dots and spot possible national security threats   he  said.
[TGT] crafted the bridge story to show why   [TGT]   agents shouldn't have to get a warrant before querying foreign intelligence information legally gathered overseas. The FBI's use of foreign intelligence is at the heart of the debate over the future of the 2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act  including the controversial Section 702. The law is set to expire Dec. 31.
"Let's say you find out that this person photographing the Key Bridge has been communicating with a known Islamic State recruiter  which is the kind of information that's in the 702 database  [TGT] said at a recent forum on the subject. The FBI agent   Wray  said  is "not going to be able to get a warrant just based on that to search the database."
"The idea of blinding the agent â putting some restriction on his ability to see information that we already constitutionally have sitting in our own data bases â the irony of that is tragic to me "   [TGT] said.
  [TGT] said tips are flooding into the FBI by the thousands. It's at this initial stage â where leads are sifted and prioritized â when foreign intelligence helps connect dots and spot possible national security threats    [TGT]   said.