FISA 702 authorization from congress expired June 12, 2026. The world did not end, despite the predictions and proclamations from the DC proletariat and narrative engineers.
However, despite the statutory expiration, the intelligence collection continues under the FISA Court’s annual certifications, which were renewed in March 2026 and remain valid through March 2027. {citation}
The annual certifications allow the government to continue collecting communications from foreign targets and querying the Section 702 database, including incidental U.S. communications, without interruption.
Essentially, the surveillance program operates on a separate “certification clock” that is independent of Congress’s statutory timeline. That’s a remarkable workaround.
In ancillary news, I will be offline most of the day as it is a pre-scheduled travel day. I will catch up later tonight.
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We, the people, are not in control. The IC is.
SD – thank you for all you do, safe travels and continue crushing it!
Amen! Thank God for Sundnace!
D.C. (District of Corruption) is a wilderness of mirrors. Nothing is what it seems.
FISA 702 authorization from congress expired June 12, 2026. The world did not end, despite the predictions and proclamations from the DC proletariat and narrative engineers. – Sundance
My guess it the IC doesn’t need Congress’ approval to continue to spy on us We The MAGA People! They don’t need no stinkin FISA 702!!! JMO
My guess is that they will continue to spy on us, whether they have any legal authority, or not. They are a lawless cabal who answer to no one but themselves and occasionally to the British if they happen to have shared goals.
Deadlines mean nothing. Only pretenders believe the IC obeys any laws but their own.
Bingo!
As you have repeatedly pointed out, we know that the collection & storage of every citizen’s communications is itself unconstitutional.
FISA 702 is downstream from unconstitutional action.
Safe travels SD, looking forward to your later communication!
This is only one part of the sinister network which makes the epithet “The Land of the Free” ring hollow for me, something I believe we ceased to be long ago.
Let’s add the surging numbers of Flock cameras proliferating like fecund rabbits throughout America. That’s a lot of “data” collected. Where to store it…
Let’s add the shocking numbers of AI data centres which are doing the same. What is their actual purpose in the end? Not as promoted… for “good” … I have found myself thinking.
A hideous, sticky spider’s web wrapping itself around and through our constitutionally enumerated liberties.
“Sometimes your freedom is not taken away at gunpoint but instead it is done one piece of paper at a time, one seemingly meaningless rule at a time, one small silencing at a time.”
~Armando Valladares, Cuban prisoner for 22 years
So from reading the article it looks to me like the annual certification allows the government to reach into the database but the ability to replenish the database with new data is what has lapsed. Therefore, the database will continue to be used but what’s in it just gets out of date? Do I have that right?
“The annual certifications allow the government to continue collecting communications from foreign targets and querying the Section 702 database, including incidental U.S. communications, without interruption.
Safe Travels Sundance!! I Pray the Lord guides and Protects you on your journey’s in this world. God is Good!!
Amen!
Did anybody really believe they really care about laws?
Laws? They don’t need to obey no stinkin’ laws!
I’m sure Our Lord has something to say about that!
It’s expired.
No it’s not.
It’ll expire in March, 2027.
Wanna bet?
Blessings!
Thank you Sundance. Safe travel.
God bless you.
@Sundance-May your travels be illegal migrant driver free………….
Google and tentacles of AI data centers have everything anyway. The deepstate buys data access, runs the searches they need, plants what they need if necessary, then arrest, indict, blackmail and/or smear.
“…a growing band of Americans armed with angle grinders begins quietly liberating their towns from AI surveillance cameras, forcing this publication to issue an urgent public-safety advisory we’d very much like you to ignore….”
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/selfie-vigilantes-thursday-july-9
Imagine, if you will, a world where you yourself, and every person around you is wired with a camera and a microphone than can be turned on and off at the will of the State, to transmit the entire scene and sounds around you.
Imagine the cameras and microphones surrounding you capable of voice and facial recognition – remotely programmable to trigger themselves on and off with any set of rules the State desires.
Welcome, to the Twilight Zone
Never fear. The warrantless pattern of life data collection continues via numerous means.
Did the Flock surveillance camera company call off cooperation with Ring cameras after the reaction to the Superbowl ad where they bragged that their team-up would be able to find your lost pet?
Yes, but it was Ring (Amazon) that ended the partnership with Flock Safety, not the other way around.
In early 2026 (around February), Ring aired a Super Bowl ad promoting its “Search Party” feature. This used AI to scan opt-in footage from nearby Ring cameras (and tied into broader camera networks) to help locate lost dogs/pets by matching uploaded photos. The ad was initially well-received by some for its heartwarming story but quickly drew significant backlash over privacy concerns, fears of a “dystopian” surveillance state, and implications for broader tracking (including potential law enforcement use).
Shortly after (announced around Feb. 12–13, 2026), Ring terminated its planned integration/partnership with Flock Safety, a company known for its network of surveillance cameras and automated license plate readers often used by law enforcement. Ring cited the integration requiring more time and resources than expected, but reports widely linked the decision to the ad’s backlash and heightened scrutiny of the Flock tie-up.
113,130 already installed without fanfare while you weren’t paying attention:
What are ALPRs
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs or LPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They also capture your car’s make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points.
These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. These systems are marketed as indispensable tools to fight crime, but they ignore the powerful tools police already have to track criminals, such as cell phone location data [geofencing just ruled illegal by SCOTUS; now, how about Flock and other ALPRs – W] creating a loophole that doesn’t require a warrant.
About Flock cameras and Flock CEO saying people monitoring Flock are terrorists (video short):
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sbPXvOsZDJA
Flock Safety, Palantir Technologies, Starlink, AI, plus Anduril, Axon, Ring, Clearview AI, Verkada, and other systems represent an even denser convergence of surveillance hardware, data analytics, satellite connectivity, biometrics, and machine learning. This ecosystem enables unprecedented monitoring and control. While each operates in its domain, interconnections via shared investors (e.g., Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund), law enforcement partnerships, and technical integrations paint a potent picture of a potential “panopticon” society. This synthesis draws on publicly reported developments as of mid-2026.
1. Flock Safety: The Ground-Level Surveillance Backbone
Flock Safety specializes in AI-powered cameras, primarily automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), with over 80,000 cameras across thousands of communities. These solar-powered, connected devices capture vehicle details and use AI for anomaly detection, video feeds, and “suspicious” pattern flagging. Flock has expanded into drones (Aerodomes) and software like Nova for cross-referencing with police databases.
Dystopian Angle: Creates indiscriminate tracking networks, criticized by ACLU/EFF for privacy erosion and biased policing. Data integrates with broader systems.
2. Palantir: The AI-Powered Data Oracle
Palantir’s Gotham and Foundry platforms integrate vast datasets for predictive modeling, used in policing, immigration, and military ops. It fuses camera feeds, biometrics, and other sources.
Connections: Flock feeds directly into Palantir; DHS has major contracts. Thiel links via Founders Fund.
Dystopian Angle: Enables profiling and predictive interventions, blurring civilian-military lines.
3. Starlink: The Ubiquitous Connectivity Enabler
Starlink’s satellite network provides global broadband, supporting remote data transmission. Integrates with defense analytics and could backfill gaps in terrestrial networks for surveillance feeds.
Connections: Supports Palantir/MetaConstellation; Thiel/Founders Fund ties to SpaceX. Pairs with edge AI in contested or rural areas.
Dystopian Angle: Ensures uninterrupted global data flow from ground sensors to clouds.
4. AI: The Predictive Glue
AI powers recognition, anomaly detection, and fusion across all systems, enabling real-time decisions and preemptive actions.
Additional Surveillance Hardware and Software
Anduril Industries (Thiel/Founders Fund-backed): Builds AI-driven autonomous systems like Sentry towers and Lattice OS for border/ battlefield surveillance. Detects/tracks via sensors and AI. Partners with Palantir for edge-to-cloud data flow. Expands the grid with drones and persistent monitoring.
Axon: Dominates body cameras, Tasers, and Fusus real-time crime centers. Integrates ALPR, drones, and community cameras. New fixed ALPR solutions and AI advancements consolidate data.
Ring (Amazon): Doorbell/home cameras with AI motion detection. Partnerships allow optional sharing with Axon/Flock for law enforcement, turning private homes into network nodes.
Clearview AI: Massive facial recognition database (tens of billions of images) scraped from public web. Used by law enforcement/DHS for post-incident and investigative matching. Complements ALPR with biometric identification.
Verkada: Cloud-based enterprise cameras with AI search (face/vehicle analytics), access control, and sensors. Integrates with Axon Fusus for unified police views.
Other Elements:
– Drones/UAVs: FBI seeks AI drones with real-time facial recognition + ALPR. Flock and others deploy rapid-launch units.
– ShotSpotter (SoundThinking): Acoustic gunshot detection, often fused with camera/AI feeds.
– Cellebrite/Penlink: Mobile device extraction and telecom data tools for DHS/LE.
– Broader integrations via Genetec, Motorola Solutions/Vigilant, etc., creating interoperable “operating systems” for policing.
These add layers: facial biometrics (Clearview), private/home feeds (Ring/Verkada), autonomous platforms (Anduril), and body-worn/evidence ecosystems (Axon).
Connecting the Dystopian Dots: A Total Surveillance Network
Peter Thiel/Founders Fund links many (Palantir, Flock, Anduril, SpaceX/Starlink). The stack:
– Multi-Domain Coverage: Flock/Ring/Verkada/Axon cameras + Anduril towers/drones blanket streets, homes, borders.
– Biometric Fusion: Clearview faces + Flock plates + AI analytics in Palantir.
– Seamless Transmission: Starlink + terrestrial nets ensure real-time flow.
– Intelligent Orchestration: Palantir/Axon/Anduril AI predicts, correlates (social/telecom/device data), and acts.
– Scale: Domestic policing to military (Gaza, borders, urban ops). Private-public data sharing accelerates it.
Critics warn of mass surveillance, abuse risks, bias, and civil liberties erosion— a self-reinforcing “digital police state.” Proponents cite safety gains. Unchecked, this trajectory risks an efficient, omnipresent system where movements, faces, and patterns are perpetually tracked, analyzed, and preempted.
How many facial biometrics have been captured by Clearview and where did they get them?
Clearview AI claims its database contains over 70 billion facial images (70+ billion as of their latest public statements in 2026).
This makes it one of the largest known facial recognition databases in the world, significantly larger than government holdings like the FBI’s. Earlier figures included around 3 billion in 2020, 10+ billion by late 2021, 20+ billion in 2022, ~30 billion around 2023, 40-50 billion in 2024-2025, and growth to 50+ billion or 60+ billion in various 2025-2026 contracts and reports. The company continues aggressive expansion through web crawling.
Sources of the Images
Clearview AI scrapes (crawls and collects) images exclusively from publicly available sources on the open internet. According to the company:
– Public web sources including news media websites, mugshot databases/websites, public social media profiles and posts, and millions of other open websites.
– It does not claim access to private accounts, direct feeds from platforms (after cease-and-desist letters), or non-public data. Images are harvested via automated tools that detect faces in publicly accessible content.
This includes platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter/X, Venmo, and countless others where users post publicly. The process involves:
1. Web scraping to find images.
2. Detecting faces.
3. Extracting biometric templates (mathematical representations of facial features).
4. Storing images + metadata (e.g., source URLs) for matching.
Key controversies: This scraping has drawn widespread criticism, lawsuits, fines (e.g., from UK, Australia, and others), and cease-and-desist orders from tech companies because it often occurs without user consent, even for public posts. Privacy advocates argue it creates a “perpetual police lineup” for billions of people, including children and non-Western populations. Clearview maintains it only uses publicly available data and limits its tool primarily to law enforcement for post-crime investigations.
In short, nearly anyone with photos online (especially on social media or news sites) is likely represented multiple times in the database due to the scale of collection. The exact number fluctuates with ongoing scraping, but the company’s current self-reported figure is 70+ billion.
I will continue to bore the heck out of the Govt agent that’s watching me!!
We have family members of foreign origin who believe this country is “The Promise Land” of good life. There is frequent calls back to their country of origin and to think that the communication is monitored is tough reconcile. There is subjects of all family matters spoken and its all monitored.
We the people have been living under a facade for many decades.
The District of Criminals (DC) has been corrupted since it’s founding and We the people believed the lies.
Why is it this law must be renewed every three to four hours?
And is it really even a “law” if it is ignored by the Spy vs. Spy- State whether enacted or lapsed?
Why is the first letter “F” for “Foreign” when it is mostly used to target Domestic Political Enemies of the Deep State?
Is it because Americans are regarded as Foreign Interlopers in our own country by the Six-Ways-to-Sunday -crowd, of whom Chuck Schumer speaks so lovingly?
And why hasn’t Judge Boasberg simply “discovered” these authorities in the Constitution already, in the time-honored tradition of Chief Justice Johnny Cartel (who personally picks every FISA judge) and Crooked Judges everywhere?
In fairness to King Boasberg, I suppose he’s been pretty busy protecting Jerome Powell’s Money Laundering for the CIA’s Drug and Child Trafficking Ops.
Fisa 702 Authorization??? Who needs Authorization? Seriously, who would prosecute the Un-authorization?? You know, because of the ‘Sensitivity of matter’…..or some such BS…..It’s all about ‘Plausible Deniability’…
Reminds me of the song phrase “I’m a gonna get you, get you, get you. Like I’ve commented they don’t need a 702 to get you.
It opens with the apt words, “One way or another”…
I’m gonna find you, I’m gonna get you, get, you, get you, get you!
One way or another!
I think the prisoners are getting restless. I saw this this morning. A list of things you should NOT do to flock cameras. https://x.com/i/status/2074921728279560204
Ron Wright wrote a great article about Joe Digenova and his work, now positioning to act on the past silent coup that took place within the Deep State. It is on the American Thinker blog this morning!
When is a law not a law? I guess I know now. So no more “we are a nation of laws” bullsiht, please.
Safe travels Sundance
Godspeed, Sundance.