![]() The bill also does nothing to restrain the government’s massive use of national security letters. The government retains the power to engage in essentially unlimited fishing expeditions for records of innocent persons. The bill’s changes to section 215 of the Patriot Act the so-called library provision provide no meaningful new protection. The bill fails to correct the flaws in the Patriot Act that threaten the privacy and civil liberties of all Americans. 3199, the Patriot Act reauthorization bill. Regrettably, House and Senate conferees have agreed toaccept a Patriot Act renewal that lacks meaningful safeguards.Civil liberties organizations have urged support for the followingstatement: NovemDear Members of Congress: We are writing to urge you to vote against adoption of the Conference Report on H.R. Documentsobtained by EPIC under the Freedom of Information Act reveal clearabuses of PATRIOT Act authority.A debate about the future of the Patriot Act now rages in Washington.Lawmakers must decide whether to renew controversial provisions,such as the secretive library search authority, that would otherwiseexpire. According to the Washington Post, more than30,000 national security letters were issued in a single year. The Actestablished new search authorities that lacked judicial oversight, andthe personal information of millions of American citizens was gatheredinto government databases. SPECIAL PATRIOT ACT ISSUE=Table of Contents= SPECIAL PATRIOT ACT ISSUE Court Orders FBI to Release PATRIOT Documents to EPIC National Security Letters Snoop in Secret Lawyers Urge PATRIOT Act Oversight Reactions to EPIC's FBI Freedom of Information Revelations FBI Seeks Internet Wiretap Authority EPIC Comments News in Brief EPIC Bookstore: "Information Privacy Law" Upcoming Conferences and Events= SPECIAL PATRIOT ACT ISSUE=URGENTThe PATRIOT Act, passed in a frenzy of activity following September 11,dramatically expended the government's domestic spying powers. = E P I C A l e r t=Volume 12.23 November 17, 2005- Published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Washington, D.C.
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