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12 Ways the FBI Has Radically Expanded and Abused Its Powers Since 9/11: 1. Spying on law-abiding Americans: Section 215 of the Patriot Act expanded the FBI’s ability to use secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court orders to force telecommunications companies to turn over records of every American’s telephone calls, and the bureau has been doing this every 90 days for the past seven years. Such widespread surveillance hasn’t improved the FBI’s ability to prevent terrorist attacks; in fact it may be hindering them. Former FBI Director William Webster cited a “relentless” workload resulting from a “data explosion” within the FBI as a roadblock to effective analysis. wakingtimes/2013/10/03/12-ways-fbi-radically-expanded-abused-powers-since-911
Posted on: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 21:36:57 +0000

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