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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act  

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  • The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was passed in 1978 to provide a statutory framework for foreign and domestic intelligence electronic surveillance. Although FISA has been established law for some time, new controversies surrounding the law and its implementation have arisen in the post-9/11 United States. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act

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