March 16, 2013

Judge Halts FBI Abuses (Which ones?)




http://www.france24.com/en/20130316-fbi-snooping-tactic-ruled-unconstitutional

16 MARCH 2013 - 03H00
FBI snooping tactic ruled unconstitutional
A US judge has ordered the FBI to stop its "pervasive" use of National Security letters to secretly snoop on phone and email records, ruling that the heavily used tactic was unconstitutional.
The Patriot Act passed after the September 11 attacks gave the Federal Bureau of Investigation strong authority to order that people's telecom records be handed over, without such requests having to be disclosed.
AFP

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