Two Democratic senators urged the Obama administration Thursday to declassify secret court rulings that provide broader interpretations of the domestic spy law known as the USA Patriot. A secret tr
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In 2010 the FBI issued more than 24,000 national security letters to ISPs and other companies, demanding they hand over information on more than 14,000 customers. The letters come with a built-in g
The USA Patriot Act, the law granting the government vast surveillance powers adopted in the wake of September 11, turns a decade old Wednesday. Yet the law seemingly is being invoked far more to t