FISA Section 702 with Brett Freeman
From Intel at the Edge by Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP
April 8, 2026 · 49 min · Episode 18
About this episode
This episode discusses FISA Section 702 and its implications with expert Brett Freeman.
FISA Section 702 is one of the most powerful — and controversial — surveillance laws in the United States. It allows the U.S. intelligence community to collect electronic communications from foreign targets passing through American company infrastructure, without a traditional warrant. In this episode, we sit down with Brett Freeman, a former attorney at the NSA, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the Department of Justice's National Security Division, who has spent years briefing the White House and Congress on exactly how this law works.
People in this episode
Guest: Brett Freeman
Topics covered
- surveillance laws
- FISA Section 702
- U.S. intelligence
- electronic communications
- national security
Keywords
- FISA
- surveillance
- NSA
- national security
- electronic communications
- Brett Freeman
- U.S. law
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NSA, National Counterterrorism Center, Department of Justice, U.S. intelligence community
Places: United States
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