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Secret rules make it pretty easy for the FBI to spy on journalists — The Intercept

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Secret FBI rules makes it easy for the FBI to obtain journalists’ phone records, writes Cora Currier of The Intercept. The classified rules allows the FBI to obtain information about journalists’ calls without going to a judge or informing the news organization being targeted.

Here is the link – https://theintercept.com/2016/06/30/secret-rules-make-it-pretty-easy-for-the-fbi-to-spy-on-journalists/.

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