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Dick Durbin: “Government can search collected communications without a…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Senator Durbin Delivers Remarks on FISA Section 702 Reform

Published | Video Starts at 06:33

But in the process, the government, unfortunately, over the years, collects millions of communications of innocent Americans, people they are not authorized to surveil. Once collected, the Government can search collected communications without a warrant from any court. So here we have this question about the possession of your privacy as an American citizen being assaulted by your government. (06:33–06:39)

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