FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
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The FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 is a U.S. law that renewed and continued broad government surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly for monitoring foreign communications.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 canonical | 1 |
| FISA Amendments Act reauthorization debates | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1126389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 Context triple: [FISA Amendments Act of 2008, sunsetExtendedBy, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012]
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FISA Amendments Act of 2008
The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. law that expanded and updated government authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign targets while providing legal protections for telecommunications companies assisting such intelligence activities.
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USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a specialized U.S. federal court that reviews and authorizes government requests for electronic surveillance and other intelligence-gathering activities for national security purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 Target entity description: The FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 is a U.S. law that renewed and continued broad government surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly for monitoring foreign communications.
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A.
FISA Amendments Act of 2008
The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 is a U.S. law that expanded and updated government authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign targets while providing legal protections for telecommunications companies assisting such intelligence activities.
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B.
USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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C.
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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D.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is a specialized U.S. federal court that reviews and authorizes government requests for electronic surveillance and other intelligence-gathering activities for national security purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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surveillance law ⓘ |
| amends | FISA Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ |
| authorizes | continued targeting of non‑U.S. persons abroad for foreign intelligence purposes ⓘ |
| classification | public law ⓘ |
| concerns |
oversight of intelligence collection
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privacy rights of U.S. persons whose communications are incidentally collected ⓘ scope of National Security Agency surveillance ⓘ |
| controversy |
alleged enabling of mass surveillance
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insufficient transparency about surveillance programs ⓘ potential collection of Americans' communications without warrants ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasEffect |
continued monitoring of foreign communications without individualized warrants
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extended broad government surveillance authorities under FISA ⓘ maintained legal basis for certain NSA electronic surveillance programs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalArea |
electronic surveillance
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intelligence law ⓘ national security law ⓘ privacy law ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
civil liberties organizations
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privacy advocates ⓘ |
| purpose |
to continue foreign intelligence collection under FISA Amendments Act
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to extend warrantless surveillance of non‑U.S. persons reasonably believed to be outside the United States ⓘ to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance authorities ⓘ |
| regulates |
collection of foreign intelligence information from electronic communications service providers
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targeting procedures for non‑U.S. persons outside the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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National Security Agency ⓘ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ
surface form:
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. intelligence community
USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ |
| requires |
periodic review and oversight by congressional intelligence committees
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review by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of targeting and minimization procedures ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
civil liberties criticism
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debate over government surveillance powers ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
United States Intelligence Community
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surface form:
U.S. intelligence agencies
national security officials ⓘ |
| topic |
civil liberties and privacy
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counterterrorism operations ⓘ electronic communications surveillance ⓘ foreign intelligence collection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 Description of subject: The FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 is a U.S. law that renewed and continued broad government surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, particularly for monitoring foreign communications.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
FISA Amendments Act reauthorization debates