Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Section_215_of_the_USA_PATRIOT_Act
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Business Records provision
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:USA_FREEDOM_Act
gptkbp:approvedBy FBI to apply for court orders to obtain business records
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:50_U.S.C._§_1861
gptkbp:criticizedFor mass surveillance
privacy concerns
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 26, 2001
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:USA_PATRIOT_Act
gptkbp:permits collection of tangible things for foreign intelligence and terrorism investigations
gptkbp:requires orders to be issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
non-disclosure orders (gag orders) to recipients
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Edward_Snowden_disclosures
ACLU lawsuits
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:National_Security_Agency
gptkbp:usedFor bulk collection of telephone metadata
gptkbp:validOn March 15, 2020
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USA_FREEDOM_Act
gptkb:EFF_v._Department_of_Justice
gptkb:ACLU_v._Clapper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6