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June 13, 2011 10:04 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/1YnxDDywkPg/fbi-gives-agents-new.html
FBI gives agents new powers to spy on you and go through your trash
The New York Times reported this weekend that the FBI will grant "significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents"—powers that allow them them greater freedom to "search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention." The FBI's general counsel describes the changes as "more like fine-tuning than major changes." The ACLU isn't buying it....Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/1YnxDDywkPg/fbi-gives-agents-new.html
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