Congress Legalizes Warrantless Forfeiture of Private Communications

“Congress has quietly passed an Intelligence Authorization Bill that includes warrantless forfeiture of private communications to local law enforcement. Representative Justin Amash unsuccessfully attempted a late bid to oppose the bill, which passed 325-100. According to Amash, the bill ‘grants the executive branch virtually unlimited access to the communications of every American.’ According to the article, a provision in the bill allows ‘the acquisition, retention, and dissemination’ of Americans’ communications without a court order or subpoena. That type of collection is currently allowed under an executive order, but the new stamp of approval from Congress was troubling, Amash said.”

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/14/12/11/2128208/congress-passes-bill-allowing-warrantless-forfeiture-of-private-communications

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