White House Seeks Easier FBI Access To Internet Records, Blocks ...

Courtesy Techdirt  Thu, 07/29/2010 - 16:31

We're still at a loss to explain why there's been so little outrage over the fact that the FBI got a total free pass for its massive abuse in getting phone records.

As you may recall, reports came out about how the FBI regularly abused the official process for obtaining phone records, avoiding any of the required oversight, but right before that info came out the White House issued a ruling saying that it was okay for...

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