The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure on Monday that would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report how it uses the controversial e-mail wiretap system formerly known as Carnivore. Although the bill places no restrictions on how the . . .
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure on Monday that would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report how it uses the controversial e-mail wiretap system formerly known as Carnivore. Although the bill places no restrictions on how the FBI could use its monitoring system, now known as DCS1000, it would require the federal law-enforcement agency to provide a detailed report every year on how it was used.

In addition to basic information such as who, what, when, where, and why the system was used, the FBI would have to reveal which officials authorized its use, which court approved the warrant for its use, which specific law was invoked in its use, and what additional information was gathered during the process other than what the FBI was seeking to discover.

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