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FBI Hid Patriot Act Abuses

Posted by Soulskill on from the nothing-to-see-here dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Wired is reporting that the FBI hid Patriot Act abuses with retroactive and flawed subpoenas, and used them to illegally acquire phone and credit card records. There were at least 11 retroactive, 'blanket' subpoenas that were signed by top counter-terrorism officials, some of which sought information the FBI is not allowed to have. The FBI's Communication Analysis Unit also had secret contracts with AT&T, Verizon and MCI, and abused National Security Letters by issuing subpoenas based on fake emergencies."

9 of 243 comments (clear)

  1. Re:And? by rob1980 · · Score: 3, Funny

    But surely these actions at least put some terrists out of work?!

    /facepalm

  2. Re:And? by bsane · · Score: 2, Funny

    No so far they're still working for the FBI/Homeland/CIA... we'll see if the congressional investigation does anything though.

  3. Re:And the beat goes on. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I guess he reads the news...

  4. Re:And? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 2, Funny

    But really. It's all for the greater good.

    Yarp.

    --
    This guy's the limit!
  5. Re:Well by EXMSFT · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't believe you don't know who Schneider is! He's the witty "Super" from One Day at a Time.

    Seriously, though, I think he meant Schneier.

  6. Re:Needed with 1 in 300 being a terrorist by EXMSFT · · Score: 2, Funny

    We can't be sure he's dead. Not until we've found his stockpile of Weapons of Mass Distraction. And his army of clones waiting with them.

  7. FBI HID Patriot Act Abuses by djtriv · · Score: 2, Funny

    I read this too soon after waking up, and I thought the title read: FBI HID Patriot Act Abuses. I couldn't for the life of me understand how the FBI could possibly abuse my mouse.

  8. In Soviet Amerika by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2, Funny

    Patriot Act hides FBI Abuse!

    Oh, those cagey bees! The party has found you.

    Can we just start calling the FBI by it's proper name? Is that Stasi, NKVD or the KGB.

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    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  9. Re:This is why we have the second amendment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    im in ur base, killing ur d00ds