Will Rodger, writer for Interactive Week, says that the Telephone Industry Association has rejected FBI proposals, which would give them access to the location information gleaned form cellular phone calls. Rodger also says that the tracking information gathered from cellular phones would turn the phones into "homing beacons" whenever they are turned on and that gathering such information while calls were not taking place would overstep the law's intent. ... For the people who use online services more and more, this data reveals a great deal about their private lives, and all of it can be...

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The state agencies coordinate with federal agencies to share information and stop terrorist attacks before they can occur. ... Certainly, the Internet has provided billions of people with access to information, and social media has played a critical role in the spread of the Islamic extremist movement. ... The virtual network created in message boards or private forums radicalizes and cements the Islamist extremism message and builds a community for terrorism to grow. The internet acts as an enabler, providing the would-be terrorist with an opportunity to make plans, share information about t...

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The government need only prove to the court that the information likely to be obtained by such an installation and use is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation. ... A statute in the Act denies the ability to release any substantial information to the public. ... Originally, FISA was responsible for obtaining information on non-criminal activity. ... In other words, the primary purpose of each case was to gather information directly relating to the case. ... They obtain court orders from within the court, proceed with their surveillance, and are never required to divulge informati...

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The orders are available based on the government's certification, rather than a finding of the court, that the use of the device is likely to produce information relevant to the investigation of a crime, any crime, 18 U.S.C. 3123. ... In section 216, the Act allows court orders authorizing trap and trace devices and pen registers to be used to capture source and addressee information for computer conversations (e.g., e-mail) as well as telephone conversations, 18 U.S.C. 3121, 3123. In answer to objections that e-mail header information can be more revealing than a telephone number, it c...

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