Screaming Penguin - Source Does Matter

Last week we warned you about a new stealth PATRIOT-expansion bill that the Senate Intelligence Committee will consider in closed session later this week. In addition to renewing many of the USA PATRIOT Act's most troubling provisions, the new bill would give the FBI the power to issue so-called "administrative subpoenas." These new national security subpoenas would allow the FBI to secretly demand the private records of people who aren't even suspected of a crime, much less of spying or terrorism -- all without a judge's prior approval. The FBI could use the subpoenas to get practically anything from anyone: Internet logs and emails from your Internet service provider, health records from your doctor, financial information from your bank, or records about your reading habits from your bookstore or library.

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