The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) reports today that the US Justice Department made 1,745 requests last year to the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) for permission to wiretap electronic communications or search for physical evidence in counter-terrorism cases.
That’s up from 1,579 requests in 2010. Every single one of the requests submitted in 2011 were accepted, though 30 were modified by the court. [BoingBoing]
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… the threat alert is back at orange. Or “High.” Or “High Risk of Terrorist Attacks.” Or “Buy More Duct Tape.” Or whatever else they call it. Thank goodness for that war in [more...]
