Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:approvedBy |
gptkb:USA_PATRIOT_Act
|
| gptkbp:canBe |
counterintelligence investigations
counterterrorism investigations espionage investigations foreign intelligence investigations |
| gptkbp:canBeQuashedBy |
court order
|
| gptkbp:canBeUsedToObtain |
subscriber information
transactional records |
| gptkbp:cannotBeUsedToObtain |
content of communications
|
| gptkbp:canRequest |
financial records
credit information email records telephone records |
| gptkbp:challenge |
federal courts
recipient |
| gptkbp:controversy |
privacy concerns
|
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Electronic_Frontier_Foundation civil liberties organizations |
| gptkbp:expansion |
gptkb:USA_PATRIOT_Act_of_2001
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Security Letter
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1978
|
| gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:United_States_government
|
| gptkbp:legalBasis |
18 U.S.C. § 2709
12 U.S.C. § 3414 15 U.S.C. § 1681u 15 U.S.C. § 1681v |
| gptkbp:notableRelease |
court order
|
| gptkbp:numberIssued |
tens of thousands annually (in some years)
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
obtain information for national security investigations
|
| gptkbp:recipient |
financial institutions
internet service providers telecommunications companies |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:FISA
surveillance subpoena |
| gptkbp:requires |
no prior judicial approval
|
| gptkbp:reviewedBy |
gptkb:Department_of_Justice_Inspector_General
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:gag_order
annual reporting requirements reform proposals Inspector General audits judicial review if challenged non-disclosure requirements periodic congressional oversight |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
other U.S. government agencies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:NSL
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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