Glaucus
05-02-2004, 03:36 AM
From the Washington Post (free, but may need to register):
Data Show Different Spy Game Since 9/11
Justice Department Shifts Its Focus to Battling Terrorism (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57859-2004Apr30.html)
The Patriot Act and a landmark 2002 decision by a secret appeals court substantially broadened the government's use of electronic surveillance under FISA. The legislation allowed the FBI to seek such warrants not just in cases in which the primary objective is intelligence gathering, but when criminal prosecution is the primary goal. The number of FISA applications has mushroomed as a result.
Yes, that's right, you don't need to be suspected of terrorist activities to have a secret wire tap executed against you. So, umm... careful what you say guys, you just never know who might be listening!
- Mike
Data Show Different Spy Game Since 9/11
Justice Department Shifts Its Focus to Battling Terrorism (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57859-2004Apr30.html)
The Patriot Act and a landmark 2002 decision by a secret appeals court substantially broadened the government's use of electronic surveillance under FISA. The legislation allowed the FBI to seek such warrants not just in cases in which the primary objective is intelligence gathering, but when criminal prosecution is the primary goal. The number of FISA applications has mushroomed as a result.
Yes, that's right, you don't need to be suspected of terrorist activities to have a secret wire tap executed against you. So, umm... careful what you say guys, you just never know who might be listening!
- Mike