Incidental Collection Is Extremely Troubling, Regardless of Legality
Article/Op-Ed in Just Security
March 24, 2017
In Just Security, Robyn Greene wrote about what incidental collection really means.
A lot of ink has been spilled over statements by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Nunes that President Trump’s communications were incidentally collected pursuant to a surveillance order under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This has a lot of Americans scratching their heads and asking what incidental collection is, so now seemed like a good time to explain.