KEY U.S. FOREIGN SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM SET TO EXPIRE
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Section 702 was exposed in the 2013 Snowden leaks.
NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed that Section 702 enabled mass collection of internet and phone data on millions worldwide. The fallout triggered global outrage and years of congressional reform battles.
Dan Schnur ran GOP campaigns before teaching politics at UC Berkeley.
Schnur served as communications director for John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign and chaired California's Fair Political Practices Commission — giving him rare practitioner insight that most political science professors lack.
This storyWhat 1970s scandal directly led to the creation of the FISA surveillance law?
- The Church Committee hearings
- The Watergate break-in
- The Pentagon Papers leak
- The Rosenberg spy trial
Guess, then reveal the answer
The Church Committee hearings
This storyShould Section 702 foreign surveillance be renewed?
Section 702 collects over 250 million internet transactions yearly!
Enacted in 2008, Section 702 of FISA lets the NSA surveil foreign targets without a warrant — but also sweeps up Americans' communications 'incidentally.' The FBI queried that data 3.4 million times in 2021 alone.
This storyHow many Americans were searched under FISA Sec. 702 in 2022?
- About 12,000
- About 204,000
- About 1.2 million
- About 3.4 million
Guess, then reveal the answer
About 204,000