Was bedeutet FISA?
Das Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA, deutsch „Gesetz zur Überwachung in der Auslandsaufklärung“) ist ein vom Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten 1978 verabschiedetes Gesetz, das die Auslandsaufklärung und Spionageabwehr der Vereinigten Staaten regelt.
Was regelt die Cloud Act?
Im Kern sorgt der CLOUD Act dafür, dass US-Behörden zur Strafverfolgung auf Daten zugreifen können, die außerhalb der USA gespeichert sind. Denn es verpflichtet Internet-Unternehmen und Online-Dienstleister, US-Unternehmen Zugriff auf Daten zu gewähren, sobald sich der Speicherort in den Vereinigten Staaten befindet.
What is the Patriot Act and how does it affect me?
Under the Patriot Act, the FBI can secretly conduct a physical search or wiretap on American citizens to obtain evidence of crime without proving probable cause, as the Fourth Amendment explicitly requires.
What can the FBI do under the Patriot Act?
Expansion of the intelligence exception in wiretap law Under the Patriot Act, the FBI can secretly conduct a physical search or wiretap on American citizens to obtain evidence of crime without proving probable cause, as the Fourth Amendment explicitly requires.
How does the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) affect the Fourth Amendment?
A 1978 law called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) created an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s requirement for probable cause when the purpose of a wiretap or search was to gather foreign intelligence.
What was the first reauthorization of the Patriot Act?
Reauthorizations. The USA PATRIOT Act was reauthorized by three bills. The first, the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005, was passed by both houses of Congress in July 2005. This bill reauthorized provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.