So going back to this story

[TarHeelEer]

Why did the Obama administration fundamentally change the way our intelligence agencies share information 17 days before they left office?

Link

 

[countryroads89_rivals]

But but but but ...Airport told us yesterday they couldn't listen to a US citizen's conversation.....


"After Congress enacted the FISA Amendments Act — which legalized warrantless surveillance on domestic soil so long as the target is a foreigner abroad, even when the target is communicating with an American — the court permitted raw sharing of emails acquired under that program, too."

 

[WVPATX]

Why did the Obama administration fundamentally change the way our intelligence agencies share information 17 days before they left office?

Link

We now know the reason why. Lots of intelligence agencies. Lots of Obama allies. Lots of potential for "leaks" since they all get to see the original intercepted information.

 

[TarHeelEer]

But but but but ...Airport told us yesterday they couldn't listen to a US citizen's conversation.....

Quit hijacking my thread unless you're answering the question. Why did they change it with 17 days left in their administration? Why not earlier?

 

[countryroads89_rivals]

Quit hijacking my thread unless you're answering the question. Why did they change it with 17 days left in their administration? Why not earlier?

And you didn't bother answering my question yesterday either.

Why would a presidential campaign stay in constant contact with a foreign government during a campaign?

 

[TarHeelEer]

And you didn't bother answering my question yesterday either.

Why would a presidential campaign stay in constant contact with a foreign government during a campaign?

For legal reasons, that's all I know and end of story. Now answer mine.

 

[countryroads89_rivals]

For legal reasons, that's all I know and end of story. Now answer mine.

I think it is because Obama knew there was collusion between Russia and Trump's presidential campaign and he wanted to make it easier to share the information across all intelligence agencies in an attempt to overthrow President Trump.

(sarcasm)

 

[TarHeelEer]

(sarcasm)

If not your sarcasm, then why?

 

[countryroads89_rivals]

If not your sarcasm, then why?

This doesn't answer your question, but it does address the topic:
I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing. Once one government agency (intelligence agency) has the info, why not allow them to share it with 15 other intelligence agencies?

 

[WVMade]

Why did the Obama administration fundamentally change the way our intelligence agencies share information 17 days before they left office?

Link

The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001.[1] With its ten-letter abbreviation (USA PATRIOT) expanded, the full title is "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001".[2]

On May 26, 2011, President Barack Obama signed the PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011, a four-year extension of three key provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act:[3] roving wiretaps, searches of business records, and conducting surveillance of "lone wolves" and which allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to search telephone, e-mail, and financial records without a court order; and the expanded access of law enforcement agencies to business records, including library and financial records

 

[TarHeelEer]

This doesn't answer your question, but it does address the topic:
I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing. Once one government agency (intelligence agency) has the info, why not allow them to share it with 15 other intelligence agencies?

Then I have trouble with "Once one government agency has the info". They shouldn't have it in the first place without a warrant.

 

[countryroads89_rivals]

Then I have trouble with "Once one government agency has the info". They shouldn't have it in the first place without a warrant.

That is a completely different conversation and not very relevant to this article.

 

[TarHeelEer]

That is a completely different conversation and not very relevant to this article.

It is once the NSA starts passing their info around.