Green Energy
HEY! YOU GUYS REMEMBER THIS?
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Salt Lake Tribune:
FBI expands agents’ investigative power
Washington • The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents — allowing them more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention.
The FBI soon plans to issue a new edition of its manual, called the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, according to an official who has worked on the draft document and several others who have been briefed on its contents. The new rules add to several measures taken over the past decade to give agents more latitude as they search for signs of criminal or terrorist activity.
The FBI recently briefed several privacy advocates about the coming changes. Among them, Michael German, a former FBI agent who is now a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, argued it was unwise to further ease restrictions on agents’ power to use potentially intrusive techniques, especially if they lacked a firm reason to suspect someone of wrongdoing.
"Claiming additional authorities to investigate people only further raises the potential for abuse," German said, pointing to complaints about the bureau’s surveillance of domestic political advocacy groups and mosques and to an inspector general’s findings in 2007 that the FBI had improperly used "national security letters" to obtain information like people’s phone bills.
Valerie E. Caproni, the FBI general counsel, said the bureau had fixed the problems with the national security letters and had taken steps to make sure they would not recur. She also said the bureau — which does not need permission to alter its manual so long as the rules fit within broad guidelines issued by the attorney general — had carefully weighed the risks and the benefits of each change.
Some of the most notable changes apply to the lowest category of investigations, called an "assessment." The category, created in December 2008, allows agents to look into people and organizations "proactively" and without firm evidence for suspecting criminal or terrorist activity.
Under current rules, agents must open such an inquiry before they can search for information about a person in a commercial or law enforcement database. Under the new rules, agents will be allowed to search such databases without making a record about their decision.
- Secret Court Approves Classified Rule Change On How Fbi Can Use Nsa Data
Secret court approves classified rule change on how FBI can use NSA data On Tuesday, The Guardian reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has changed its rules regarding how it redacts Americans’ information when it takes international...
- The Case Made For A Scotus History Making Decision: Fbi Claims No Warrants Needed To Monitor Calls Via Technology
Why does the FBI need the ability to monitor ALL CALLS, ****** JUST IN CASE???? ****** Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, ***PAPERS, AND EFFECTS***, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,...
- And The National Security Interest Here Is. . .?
Chicago Tribune: DEA using vast AT&T database: New York Times report (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officials investigating drug crimes have had access, using subpoenas, to a large AT&T Inc database that contains the records of phone calls...
- Alcohol Tobacco And Firearms Should Be A Convenience Store. . .
Because I carry (mostly) a small snub nose revolver the Government wants to know EVERYTHING about me. And you, too. Just what do you suppose they are afraid of, hmm? When the people fear the Government, there is Tyranny. When the Government...
- Cabinet Depts Now Have Internal Police Force Which Can Get Search Warrants And Break Down Doors?
Think analytically about this for a moment. What is tomorrow?Education officials break down Stockton man’s doorSTOCKTON, CA - Kenneth Wright does not have a criminal record and he had no reason to believe a S.W.A.T team would be breaking down his door...
Green Energy
HEY! YOU GUYS REMEMBER THIS?
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Salt Lake Tribune:
FBI expands agents’ investigative power
Washington • The Federal Bureau of Investigation is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents — allowing them more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention.
The FBI soon plans to issue a new edition of its manual, called the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, according to an official who has worked on the draft document and several others who have been briefed on its contents. The new rules add to several measures taken over the past decade to give agents more latitude as they search for signs of criminal or terrorist activity.
The FBI recently briefed several privacy advocates about the coming changes. Among them, Michael German, a former FBI agent who is now a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, argued it was unwise to further ease restrictions on agents’ power to use potentially intrusive techniques, especially if they lacked a firm reason to suspect someone of wrongdoing.
"Claiming additional authorities to investigate people only further raises the potential for abuse," German said, pointing to complaints about the bureau’s surveillance of domestic political advocacy groups and mosques and to an inspector general’s findings in 2007 that the FBI had improperly used "national security letters" to obtain information like people’s phone bills.
Valerie E. Caproni, the FBI general counsel, said the bureau had fixed the problems with the national security letters and had taken steps to make sure they would not recur. She also said the bureau — which does not need permission to alter its manual so long as the rules fit within broad guidelines issued by the attorney general — had carefully weighed the risks and the benefits of each change.
Some of the most notable changes apply to the lowest category of investigations, called an "assessment." The category, created in December 2008, allows agents to look into people and organizations "proactively" and without firm evidence for suspecting criminal or terrorist activity.
Under current rules, agents must open such an inquiry before they can search for information about a person in a commercial or law enforcement database. Under the new rules, agents will be allowed to search such databases without making a record about their decision.
- Secret Court Approves Classified Rule Change On How Fbi Can Use Nsa Data
Secret court approves classified rule change on how FBI can use NSA data On Tuesday, The Guardian reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has changed its rules regarding how it redacts Americans’ information when it takes international...
- The Case Made For A Scotus History Making Decision: Fbi Claims No Warrants Needed To Monitor Calls Via Technology
Why does the FBI need the ability to monitor ALL CALLS, ****** JUST IN CASE???? ****** Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, ***PAPERS, AND EFFECTS***, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,...
- And The National Security Interest Here Is. . .?
Chicago Tribune: DEA using vast AT&T database: New York Times report (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officials investigating drug crimes have had access, using subpoenas, to a large AT&T Inc database that contains the records of phone calls...
- Alcohol Tobacco And Firearms Should Be A Convenience Store. . .
Because I carry (mostly) a small snub nose revolver the Government wants to know EVERYTHING about me. And you, too. Just what do you suppose they are afraid of, hmm? When the people fear the Government, there is Tyranny. When the Government...
- Cabinet Depts Now Have Internal Police Force Which Can Get Search Warrants And Break Down Doors?
Think analytically about this for a moment. What is tomorrow?Education officials break down Stockton man’s doorSTOCKTON, CA - Kenneth Wright does not have a criminal record and he had no reason to believe a S.W.A.T team would be breaking down his door...