DOJ Had 400% More Emergencies That Required Immediate Warrantless Info From ISPs

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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110805/03270515402/doj-had-400-more-emergencies-that-required-immediate-warrantless-info-isps.shtml

Well this seems questionable. Chris Soghoian has received info from a Freedom of Information Act request (which only took 11 months) that shows that the Justice Department made use of a special "emergency" claim to get ISPs to turn over info without a warrant 400% more times in 2009 than in 2008. Of course, in 2009 there was a new administration in town (one which campaigned on greater transparency and being against things like warrantless wiretaps). In this case, 91 such requests were made to ISPs in 2009. In 2008 the number was just 17. In 2007, it was just 9. In 2006, it was again 17.

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