EFF Assesses SAFE Act as 'Imperfect Vehicle' for Section 702 Reform

EFF assessed the SAFE Act as containing genuine reforms — warrant requirement for U.S. person queries, data broker loophole closure, narrowed 'communications service provider' definition — but flagged that the bill still permits warrantless FBI searches of the 702 database to determine if Americans' communications are present. The analysis positions the SAFE Act as a floor, not a ceiling, for reform advocates.