Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General
A Review of the FBI's Use of National Security Letters (2007)
Report · written March 2007 · released March 2007
Why this matters
The first audit of the Patriot Act's expanded National Security Letters, which let the FBI demand phone, financial and internet records without a judge. It found widespread misuse, underreporting to Congress and 'exigent letters' with no legal basis. A foundational document for the post-9/11 surveillance debate.
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https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/special/s0703b/final.pdf
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Watching the Watchers
2007: the Patriot Act's letters, audited.
Cite
Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. "A Review of the FBI's Use of National Security Letters (2007)." March 2007. Released March 2007. https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/special/s0703b/final.pdf (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0068).
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