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Showing 1-12 of 12 results foundSenators quiz FBI director on Patriot Act
May 2, 2006 They ask for clarity on the agency's use of secret requests for subscriber information from Internet service providers.Police blotter: Patriot Act e-mail spying approved
February 10, 2006 Federal judge OKs prosecutors' Patriot Act request for e-mail surveillance without any evidence of wrongdoing by the target.Year in review: Electronic surveillance takes center stage
December 29, 2005 Congress, courts wrestle with the Patriot Act, and RFID tags become more popular.Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power
March 21, 2007 Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring.Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms
December 8, 2005 Last-minute deal calls for a vote to renew expiring portions of the law. But six senators could block it on privacy grounds.Report: FBI's snooping did not follow rules
March 9, 2007 The FBI has continually misused the Patriot Act's surveillance powers by unlawfully snooping on Americans without court orders, audit finds.Judge deals blow to Patriot Act
September 6, 2007 He blocks FBI from using national security letters, a controversial surveillance tool that has been misused in the past.FBI chief blames computers for privacy flap
March 27, 2007 Senators are told FBI's misleading reports on surveillance are due in part to transferring information between databases--by retyping it manually.FBI spy powers face new Capitol Hill scrutiny
July 26, 2007 Bureau's chief tries to blunt concerns about misuse of secret requests for phone and e-mail logs, as politicians propose reining in the practice.House questions 'overreaching' FBI spy powers
March 20, 2007 Democrats, Republicans alike respond to report detailing the mishandling of requests for phone, Net and financial records.Homeland Security chief promises privacy safeguards
August 21, 2006 Law enforcement will take care not to overstep privacy bounds as intelligence gathering is increased, Michael Chertoff says.Chart: Federal lobbying expenditures
March 27, 2006 Tech companies are no longer shy about writing fat checks to lobbyists in Washington. Sort through the dollar figures. Sponsored matches for "USA PATRIOT Act"
