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FBI Obtains Phone Records With a Post-it Note

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-you-have-a-subpoena-or-a-note-from-home? dept.

angry tapir writes "The FBI was so cavalier — and telecom companies so eager to help — that a verbal request or even one written on a Post-it note was enough for operators to hand over customer phone records, according to a damning report (PDF) released on Wednesday by the US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General."

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  1. Trump phrases by psithurism · · Score: 5, Informative

    Wait, I thought the trump card was "But think of the children!"

    There's a whole suit of 'em:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9