There is a fine line between trying to get information that may help defend us from attack and violating our rights as American citizens. It appears as though the FBI has stepped over that line once more.
From a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit - note, not just a request; a court action was needed to get the information - filed by the Electronic Privacy Information Center we learn that the FBI has spied on US residents - true, not necessarily citizens - for as long as eighteen months without getting the necessary approval from the Justice Department. They also obtained e-mails after the warrant for them had expired and took bank records without proper authority. The FBI attributes the illegal actions to administrative error.
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