Edward Snowden’s disclosures were partially responsible for reversing a massive growth in the use of a controversial provision of the Patriot Act for acquiring email and other so-called “business records”, the US justice department’s internal watchdog has found. The Patriot Act provision, known as Section 215, permits intelligence and law
Snowden Disclosures Helped Reduce Use Of Patriot Act Provision To Acquire Emails
Leaks in 2013 helped shift FBI away from using controversial Section 215 to acquire email and other metadata, US justice department watchdog finds.
