The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 authorizes the collection of electronic communications within the United States by compelling assistance from U.S. service providers.
Sources
- National Security Agency/Central Security Service > Signals ... (nsa.gov)
- https://www.intelligence.gov/how-the-ic-works/intelligence-collection-authorities (intelligence.gov)
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/7308 (congress.gov)
- https://www.eff.org/issues/foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act (eff.org)
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