FBI Obtains Phone Records With a Post-it Note

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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Re:Law enforcement thinks they're above the law.

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I am kind of amused by this story. a lot of people are my country right or wrong patriots, but they are patriots. Looking as most recently yesterdays vote in mass. I wonder how long anybody is going to tolerate all this stuff. it does not look to me very much longer. nothing to pat ourselves on the back about yet, but things are looking up. does not have much of anything to do with political parties. pooh, in mass., both candidates were completely credible for the usual core voters.