Legal authorities on government access to phone records [CRS]

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Legal authorities on government access to phone records [CRS]

May 18, 2006 01:25:00 pm

Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities, Congressional Research Service, May 17, 2006 [summarize US statutory authorities regarding access by the Government, for either foreign intelligence surveillance or law enforcement purposes, to information related to telephone calling patterns or practices]. Read the full text of the report [PDF].

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