FBI 'Misused' Patriot Act
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The FBI was acting illegally when it used the USA Patriot Act to covertly obtain telephone, business and financial records about people living in the United States, according to an audit by the Justice Department. By the Associated Press.
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The FBI identifies possible fraud through techniques approved for terrorist investigations, the DOJ reports.
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The Government Accountability Office says the FBI's internal network lacks security controls adequate to thwart an insider attack.
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The FBI is not properly  investigating allegations of espionage within the bureau  despite proven security lapses, including an agent who spied  for Moscow for 22 years, a federal audit said on Friday.
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FBI says the agency violated rules more than 1000 times while collecting personal data since 2002--many more abuses suspected.
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A federal judge has ruled that two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow secret wiretapping and searches without a showing of probable cause
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A federal judge has ruled that a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act is an unconstitutional breach of the first and fourth amendments... US District Judge Victor Marrero, saying &quot;democracy abhors undue secrecy
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The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking information from the FBI on why bureau task forces set up to combat terrorism also looked into anti-war, animal rights and environmental groups.
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After FoI request denied by FBI A privacy group is suing the US Government for information about surveillance programmes after the FBI failed to respond to a freedom of information request.â¦
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A federal court has ruled part of the USA Patriot Act unconstitutional, saying the FBI can't compel ISPs to turn over user records without notifying those users unless it has a court order or a grand jury subpoena.
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A federal judge today struck down parts of the new U.S.A. Patriot Act that authorized the F.B.I. to acquire corporate records using informal secret demands called national security letters.
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he FBI underreported its use of the USA Patriot Act to force businesses to turn over customer information in suspected terrorism cases, according to a Justice Department audit
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The ACLU and Muslim advocacy groups sued the FBI and the Justice Department on Tuesday, alleging that authorities failed to turn over records detailing suspected surveillance of the Muslim-American community.
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The FBI illegally or improperly obtained information on the US public, a new justice department report says.
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A US court strikes down parts of the Patriot Act allowing the FBI to secretly access internet records.
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Problems 'serious and must be addressed immediately' The FBI repeatedly broke the law by secretly accessing information about US citizens under a law passed to curb terrorism, according to the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General in a report that prompted a sharp rebuke from legislators and civil libertarians.â¦
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(Sept. 30) -- The portion of the controversial Patriot Act that allows for searches of Internet and phone records has been declared unconstitutional.