Government Collection of Private Information: Background and Issues Related to the USA Patriot Act Reauthorization: Congressional Research Service, June 16, 2011

by Charles Doyle and Edward C. Liu

Congress enacted the USA PATRIOT Act soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The most controversial sections of the act facilitate the federal government's collection of more information, from a greater number of sources, than had previously been authorized in criminal or foreign intelligence investigations. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and the national security letter (NSL) statutes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147757185X
• ISBN13: 9781477571859
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"