Government Collection of Private Information: Background and Issues Related to the USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization
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Congress enacted the USA PATRIOT Act soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The most controversial sections of the act facilitate the federal government's collection of more information, from a greater number of sources, than had previously been authorized in criminal or foreign intelligence investigations. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and the national security letter (NSL) statutes were all bolstered. With the changes came …
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Date:
June 16, 2011
Creator:
Liu, Edward C. & Doyle, Charles
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department