The Fourth Amendment is supposed to protect Americans from unreasonable searches by their government. But in some cases, there has been a glaring loophole if the FBI wants to read your emails. Sold to the public as a foreign surveillance tool, Section 702 is a law that has let intelligence agencies spy on millions of Americans’ private conversations without a warrant.

Despite years of revelations about this law's misuse, Congress has repeatedly reauthorized Section 702 without meaningful reform. Until this month, that is, when Section 702 finally lapsed in a major victory for privacy. But why did it happen, and what happens next?

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0:00 Intro

3:19 Interview with Matthew Guariglia

24:51 Threat Modeling Exercise 

33:16 EFF Events and Opportunities