Electronic Freedom Foundation: 40,000 Intelligence Violations By The FBI Since 9/11

[TalkingDog]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110202/03320812922.shtml

We've pointed out, multiple times, how the FBI has been caught abusing the Patriot Act with things like using National Security Letters to get information it had no legal right to obtain. Even worse, when President Obama issued a blanket absolution for the FBI breaking the law it seemed like no one batted an eye. In fact, you may not have even heard about it, because the press just didn't think that breaking the law to spy on Americans is really that big of a deal.

So, once again, it seems unlikely that this story will get much attention, but the EFF has, via a series of Freedom of Information Act requests, determined that the FBI may have committed over 40,000 intelligence violations since 9/11, 2001.

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On top of that, the research uncovered evidence of the FBI "lying in declarations to courts, using improper evidence to obtain grand jury subpoenas, and accessing password-protected files without a warrant." And yet, why aren't we hearing much about this? Why aren't there stories everywhere covering this massive abuse by the government? Instead, we just get Congress rubber stamping a renewal of the Patriot Act, without even taking into consideration what's happening.

[babylonsister]

1. That's all? I thought it'd have been more since 2001. Still wrong. nt

[hootinholler]

5. Most likely not all

Just cases that can be documented.

-Hoot

[jp11]

2. We really need a new 'press'.

They hardly cover anything important or care about how we are lied to etc.

[chill_wind]

3. K & R. n/t

[AdHocSolver]

4. Maybe many Congress critters have issues they don't want made public. nt