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Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 1:13 am Post subject: Do Homeland Security And FBI Obtain Phone Records Illegally? |
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In an article posted at ars technica yesterday called "FBI buys illegally acquired phone records for investigations," by Ryan Paul, it is reported that:
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Despite the benefits, and despite the fact that the data is available to everyone, the use of illegally obtained records in a law enforcement investigation is highly dubious and fundamentally antithetical to the principles of due process. Privacy and civil liberties advocates point out that purchasing private phone records allows law enforcement agencies to circumvent judicial oversight and other applicable constraints.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060503-6743.html |
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