FBI claims it ‘misused’ surveillance tool over 270k times between 2020-2021

[mikece]

https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/05/fbi-claims-it-misused-digital-surveillance-tool-over-270000-times-between-2020-2021/

[godelski]

> An unsealed document shows the FBI supposedly “misused” a surveillance tool over 270,000 times from May 2020 to January 2021.

So, the second half of 2020. That's a large number for such a short period of time.

But there needs to be a better link than this website. It is far too politically charged and biased.

[mikece → godelski]

> But there needs to be a better link than this website. It is far too politically charged and biased.

Agreed... but when nobody else will publish what's the alternative?

[chomp → mikece]

There's so many articles on the internet from more reputable sources than this site, implying that no one else is publishing the news is wrong.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/newly-public-fisc-opin...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/us/politics/fbi-violated-...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/19/...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/fbi-misused-fore...

[godelski → chomp]

Yeah I'd suggest the EFF one, as it is probably the least politically contentious and most aligned with HN (being highly computer oriented). Maybe Dang can change the link and/or mike can resubmit.

[greenyoda]

There have already been two large discussions of this topic in the last few days:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36011550 (wsj.com, 4 days ago, 251 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36041059 (theregister.com, 1 day ago, 220 comments)