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Ars Technica
November 23, 2017
Weeks later, though, the phone metadata program authorized under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act ended on November 29, 2015. As such, the government said in December 2015 that it would formally appeal Judge Leon's decision, largely on the basis that it's now moot. The DC Circuit ruled in favor ofÃâà...
The Verge
October 30, 2017
Some surveillance is justified under the FISA Amendments Act (specifically section 702), but the Patriot Act is cited by others (specifically section 215), and in the background is executive order 12333, a pre-internet directive that's become a kind of catchall for surveillance authorization. In most cases, theÃâà...
Just Security
October 16, 2017
Unbeknownst to the public and most members of Congress, the Bush administration allowed key authorities of the PATRIOT Act to be abused, a fact only brought to light in 2013 by Edward Snowden's revelations of mass telephone surveillance conducted under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act. Section 215Ãâà...
Lawfare (blog)
June 2, 2017
The FISC authorized the program by relying on the FISA business records authority and, specifically, the broader legal standard established by Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, but the program remained classified. When Edward Snowden disclosed the existence of the program in June 2013, theÃâà...
American Action Forum (blog)
May 14, 2015
Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act (2001) expanded the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authority for seizing business records. This provision has served as a legal basis for the government's controversial collection of bulk telephone metadata. Section 215 is set to expire on June 1, andÃâà...
EFF
March 25, 2015
Prior to the revelations, several senators warned that the DOJ was using Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to support what government attorneys called a “sensitive collection program,” targeting large numbers of Americans. The language of Section 215 allows for secret court orders to collect “tangible things” that could beÃâà...
EFF
January 29, 2015
You may have heard that the Patriot Act is set to expire soon. That's not quite the case. The Patriot Act was a large bill, as were the reauthorizations that followed in 2005 and 2006. Not all of it sunsets. But three provisions do expire on June 1st: Section 215, the "Lone Wolf provision," and the "roving wiretap"Ãâà...
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