Wiretaps are up sharply as Congress debates Patriot Act
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Disclosure of a 75-percent increase in secret wiretaps and “sneak and peek” searches since 2000 is likely to provide ammunition for civil liberties groups determined to modify the Patriot Act, as Congress began two months of debate on the law April 5th.
The act was hurriedly passed shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. It gave federal law enforcement agencies sweeping new surveillance and detention powers. Parts of the law are due to expire at the end of this year and President George Bush has called on Congress to renew the law in its entirety.
Disclosure of a 75-percent increase in secret wiretaps and “sneak and peek” searches since 2000 is likely to provide ammunition for civil liberties groups determined to modify the Patriot Act, as Congress began two months of debate on the law April 5th.
The act was hurriedly passed shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. It gave federal law enforcement agencies sweeping new surveillance and detention powers. Parts of the law are due to expire at the end of this year and President George Bush has called on Congress to renew the law in its entirety.
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