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Letter to Patrick Leahy, 8/15/2011 (NSL Gag Order FOIA)
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August 15, 2011
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National Security Letter Gag Order FOIA
Under the Patriot Act, the FBI has the authority to issue 鈥渘ational security letters鈥 (NSLs) to internet service providers, credit card companies, cell phone providers, and others, requiring that they hand over information about their customers if it is 鈥渞elevant鈥 to a counterterrorism or counter-intelligence investigation.