National Security Letters

Obama Versus Obama on the Patriot Act

Leslie Harris | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Civil Liberties, Inspector General, Patriot Act, Congress, Justice Department, President Obama, Fbi, National Security Letters, Judiciary Committee, Barack Obama, Nsl, Politics News
Leslie Harris

Disturbingly, Obama Administration officials played a significant behind the scene role in opposing stronger civil liberties protections, directly contradicting Obama's positions as a Senator.

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End the Fishing Expedition and Abide by (or Fix) the Law

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Surveillance, Warrantless Wiretapping, Fisa, National Security Letters, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Patriot Act, Politics News
Caroline Fredrickson

The Bush administration surmised the terrorist threat had changed the United State's security situation so vastly that the National Security Agency "had to fish with a big net, not a hook"

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FBI "Blanket" Demands For Phone Records Used To Cover Up Mistakes

NY Times | Eric Lichtbau | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fbi, FBI Blanket Records, FBI National Security Letters, National Security Letters, FBI Wiretaps, FBI Blanket, FBI Surveillance, Politics News

Senior officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation repeatedly approved the use of "blanket" records demands to justify the improper collection of...

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More FBI Privacy Violations Confirmed

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Fbi, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Senate Judiciary Committee, Wiretaps, FBI Wiretaps, Justice Department, National Security Letters, FBI Surveillance, Privacy Abuses, Americans Privacy FBI, Politics News

The FBI improperly used national security letters in 2006 to obtain personal data on Americans during terror and spy investigations, Director Robert M...

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More FBI Privacy Violations Confirmed

AP | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fbi, FBI Surveillance, Right to Privacy, National Security Letters, Privacy Abuses, Justice Department, Bush Justice Department, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The FBI acknowledged Wednesday it improperly accessed Americans' telephone records, credit reports and Internet traffic in 2006, th...

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New Documents Reveal Expanded Military Role In Domestic Surveillance

The Body Politik | Igor Volsky | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: National Security Letters, Aclu, Fbi, Department of Defense, Politics News

The ACLU is reporting that the Department of Defense improperly collaborated with the FBI and issued "hundreds of national security letters (NSLs) to ...

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