HR 8549
To prohibit the retention of incidentally acquired communications in the course of intelligence collection activities.
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Bill overview
This bill aims to limit the ability of intelligence agencies to retain communications they accidentally pick up while conducting their work. Currently, existing rules allow agencies to collect, store, and share these ‘incidental’ communications. This bill seeks to remove that allowance, preventing agencies from holding onto information they weren’t specifically targeting. It focuses on clarifying and restricting how intelligence agencies handle data collected incidentally during their operations.
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Justin Amash
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