William Slater's CIS 537 Blog: Post 031

2010 - The USA PATRIOT Act Renewed -
with Updates for "Lone Wolves" and the NSL

Source: http://www.animalwallpapers.us/wallpaper/Lone-wolf/

Source: http://www.coolchaser.com/graphics/291726

Source: http://raxdakkar.com/2011/05/11/infographic-the-rise-of-foreign-intelligence-surveillance-court-requests-and-national-security-letters/

The information below, from EPIC ( www.epic.org ), shows the major updates that were included in the second renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act:

Congressional Leaders Strike Deal to Extend Patriot Act: Lawmakers in the House and the Senate have reached an agreement that would renew key provisions of the Patriot Act, though amendments are still possible. One of the sections, known as the "lone wolf" provision, allows terrorist investigations of non-citizens without having to show connections to a terrorist organization. The Patriot Act expanded the authority of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to monitor private communications and access personal information. Among other things, the Patriot Act amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to allow the FBI to use National Security Letters for In place of court-approved warrants. In 2010, 24,287 NSLs were issued, up 64% from the previous year. For more Information, see EPIC: USA Patriot Act and EPIC: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (May. 20, 2011)

References:

Department of Homeland Security. (2009). (U//FOUO) Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment. Retrieved from the web at

http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/rightwing.pdf on December 24, 2011.

Department of Justice (2004). USA PATRIOT Act at Work. Retrieved from the web at

http://www.justice.gov/olp/pdf/patriot_report_from_the_field0704.pdf on December 24, 2011.

Doyle, C. (2002). USA PATRIOT Act: A sketch. Retrieved from the web at

http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RS21203.pdf on December 24, 2011.

Doyle, C. (2010). National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: A Glimpse of the Legal Background and Recent Amendments - a CRS Report Dated December 27, 2010. Retrieved from the web at http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RS22406.pdf on December 24, 2011.

Electronic Privacy and Information Center Resources about the USA PATRIOT Act http://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/ .

Riggs, M. (2011). Lee County Deputies Tied Suspect to a Chair, Gagged Him, and Pepper-Sprayed Him to Death. An article published at Reason.com on December 23, 2011. Retrieved from the web at http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/23/lee-county-deputies-tied-suspect-to-a-ch on December 23, 2011.

U.S. Government. (1791). U.S. Constitution. Retrieved from the web at

http://www.billslater.com/wfs_us_constitution.htm on November 6, 2011.

U.S. Government. (1776). The Declaration of Independence. Retrieved from the web at

http://www.billslater.com/tj1776.htm on November 6, 2011.

U.S. Government. (2001). USA PATRIOT Act. Retrieved from the web at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ056.107.pdf on December 24, 2011.

Wikipedia. (2011). USA PATRIOT Act. A Wikipedia article retrieved from the web at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usa_patriot_act on November 6, 2011.

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William Favre Slater, III

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M.S. in Cybersecurity Program at Bellevue University

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