Court authorized wiretaps up in 2010 (fiercegovernmentit.com)
August 18, 2011 12:00 am
The number of federal and state court approved wiretaps increased by 34% in 2010. The report detailing this significant increase in the use of wiretaps includes numbers from only 25 states, and does not include wiretaps authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/court-authorized-wiretaps-2010/2011-08-18?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
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