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Title: In what ways is big brother listening to your communications since Congress passed the U.S.A. ...
Post by: charneshai@hotm on Jan 17, 2018
In what ways is big brother listening to your communications since Congress passed the U.S.A. Patriot Act?
 
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Title: In what ways is big brother listening to your communications since Congress passed the U.S.A. ...
Post by: jamieshae1 on Jan 17, 2018
ANS: Trap-and-trace authority has been extended to the Internet so that law enforcement officers can demand to see records of the websites you visited and track the search terms you type into Google without obtaining a warrant. The FBI and the CIA can conduct nationwide roving wiretaps without going through local courts or even naming specific suspects. Domestic law enforcement agencies may be able to get search warrants issued in secret by claiming their searches are covered by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.