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Feds Warrantlessly Tracking Americans' Real Time Credit Card Activity

Posted by Soulskill on from the enjoy-knowing-the-exact-minute-i-eat-lunch dept.

PatPending writes "A 10-page Powerpoint presentation (PDF) that security and privacy analyst Christopher Soghoian recently obtained through a Freedom of Information Act Request to the Department of Justice reveals that law enforcement agencies routinely seek and obtain real-time surveillance of credit card transactions. The government's guidelines reveal that this surveillance often occurs with a simple subpoena, thus sidestepping any Fourth Amendment protections."

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  1. This just in... by GPLDAN · · Score: 4, Funny

    The NSA watches you play World of Warcraft in REAL TIME! If you play the Horde, you are a terrorist.

  2. Re:We are all suspects, welcome to the police stat by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 3, Funny

    Was her ex really short, bearded, and wearing a funny hat?