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Earlier this year, EFF obtained critical documents when we won a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the FBI. Today, we’re releasing a report of our findings. eff.org/deeplinks/2019…
The New York Times highlighted many of the problems with NSLs that continue despite Congress amending the law. nytimes.com/2019/09/20/us/…
Following up on EFF's legal victory, several Senators sent letters to the major credit reporting agencies today asking why they don't publish information about receiving NSLs: warren.senate.gov/oversight/lett…
We are glad that members of Congress are raising concerns about NSLs and hope that, as our report recommends, they take meaningful steps to amend the laws that allow the FBI to issue indefinite gag orders.
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