Is the government over-stepping its boundaries under the Patriot Act and the war on terrorism.? - internet security audit
After the charges possible Patriot Act Verification
By LARA JAKES JORDAN
AP
WASHINGTON (March 9) - two of the nation responsible for implementing acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law on the privacy of Americans to start. He apologized and promised to prevent further unlawful interference.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left open the possibility of pursuing charges against FBI agents or lawyers, the data used incorrectly in the USA Patriot Act in pursuit of suspected terrorists and spies.
FBI violations were reported in a review of 126 page detailed condemnation of the Department of Justice Inspector General Glenn A. fine. He found that agents sometimes demanded personal data on people without official authorization and in other cases improperly obtained telephone records in non-urgent cases.
"We have to do to members of Congress and the American people that they reassure us serious responsibility in the exercise of these powers, he said.
Under the Patriot Act, the nacall the national security letter to the authority of the FBI need to companies that create Internet service providers, banks, credit bureaus and other businesses, personal records about their customers or subscribers. Approximately three quarters of the letters sent from 2003 to 2005 cases of terrorism-cons with the rest of espionage involving investigations, reported the Audit Committee.
Records of poor quality and human error are responsible for most problems, the judge said auditors, which was at pains to stress that it found no evidence of criminal behavior.
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