Section 215 Of Patriot Act

That program like its predecessors was shuttered due to unlawful overproduction of records.
Section 215 of patriot act. Section 215 of the usa patriot act eff sued the department of justice doj on the 10th anniversary of the signing of the usa patriot act in october 2011 for answers about secret interpretations of a controversial section of the law. The patriot act of 2001 has three sections that are scheduled to expire on march 15. On march 15 2020 section 215 of the patriot act a surveillance law with a rich history of government overreach and abuse expired.
In 2018 under only one of two section 215 provisions the government collected 434 238 543 call records. Section 215 of the usa patriot act has been used to collect in bulk telephony metadata of u s. One of those sections is the infamous 215 which authorizes the federal government to capture without a warrant.