FBI Sought Approval To Use Spyware Through FISC

An anonymous reader writes "Wired is reporting that the FBI sought approval to use its custom spyware program, CIPAV, from the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in terrorism or spying investigations. Affidavits prepared for the court are among 3,000 pages of documents gathered, but not yet released, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from Wired. The FBI hasn't answered any questions about its use of the CIPAV since the program's existence became widely known in July. The FISC is generally regarded as a rubber stamp; it approved over 4,000 surveillance requests in 2005 and 2006[PDF], rejecting none."

Comments

Re:I'm Wondering..

[Red Flayer]

Hey, maybe FBI will even license this software to world's dictators who are sponsored by USA.

*Rolls eyes* That's just plain silly, everyone knows it's the CIA and black ops agencies that sponsor dictators.

If you're going to wear the tinfoil hat, please make sure to leave enough ventilation for you brain to operate properly.

Re:Not surprising

[nunyabid]

"That's not necessarily a bad thing. It could be that the government only goes to the FISA court when they have solid evidence that supports a warrant. There isn't enough information available to determine what is going on with FISA." That's by design you idiot. It's a secret court! It is by its very nature a bad thing. This is not freedom. It is fear. It is opression. And when the government doesn't have solid evidence, then what do they do? They indiscriminently kill innocent people-- just like they have for 120,000 years.