{"id":2120,"date":"2026-03-25T11:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/sen-wyden-warns-of-another-section-702-abuse\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:04:34","slug":"sen-wyden-warns-of-another-section-702-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/sen-wyden-warns-of-another-section-702-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Wyden Warns of Another Section 702 Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Sen. Ron Wyden is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/2026\/03\/12\/the-wyden-siren-goes-off-again-well-be-stunned-by-what-the-nsa-is-doing-under-section-702\/\">warning us<\/a> of an abuse of Section 702:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Wyden took to the Senate floor to deliver a lengthy speech, ostensibly about the since approved (with support of many Democrats) nomination of Joshua Rudd to lead the NSA. Wyden was protesting that nomination, but in the context of Rudd being unwilling to agree to basic constitutional limitations on NSA surveillance. But that\u2019s just a jumping off point ahead of Section 702\u2019s upcoming reauthorization deadline. Buried in the speech is a passage that should set off every alarm bell:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There\u2019s another example of secret law related to Section 702, one that directly affects the privacy rights of Americans. For years, I have asked various administrations to declassify this matter. Thus far they have all refused, although I am still waiting for a response from DNI Gabbard. I strongly believe that this matter can and should be declassified and that Congress needs to debate it openly before Section 702 is reauthorized. In fact, <b>when it is eventually declassified, the American people will be stunned<\/b> that it took so long and that Congress has been debating this authority with insufficient information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Over the decades, we have learned to take Wyden\u2019s warnings seriously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ron Wyden is warning us of an abuse of Section 702: Wyden took to the Senate floor to deliver a lengthy speech, ostensibly about the since approved (with support of many Democrats) nomination of Joshua Rudd to lead the NSA. 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