Electronic Privacy Information Center, Comments of the Electronic Privacy Information Center to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on Notice of the PCLOB Oversight Project examining Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) submits these comments in response to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’s (PCLOB) Notice of the PCLOB Oversight Project Examining Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). EPIC applauds the PCLOB’s decision to examine FISA Section 702 ahead of its reauthorization deadline at the end of 2023. The PCLOB’s investigations and recommendations are of vital importance to the American public and Congress in determining whether to renew Section 702 and, if it is renewed, what additional safeguards are necessary.