Tech firms say FBI wants browsing history without warrant
http://www.engadget.com/2016/06/07/fbi-ecpa-ammendment-browsing-metadata-no-warrant/
Tech companies and privacy advocates are warning against new
legislation that would give the FBI the ability to access
"electronic communication transactional records" (ECTRs)
without a warrant in spy and terrorism cases. ECTRs include
high-level information on what sites a person visited, the
time spent on those sites, email metadata, location
information and IP addresses. To gain access to this data, a
special agent in charge of a bureau field office need only
write a "national security letter" (NSL) that doesn't require
a judge's approval.
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--Lauren--
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