What practice does the USA FREEDOM Act NOT authorize?
What practice does the USA FREEDOM Act NOT authorize?
The USA FREEDOM Act specifically ended the bulk collection of telephone data and internet metadata. It requires that requests for such data be based on specific selectors, such as telephone numbers or email addresses. This measure was introduced to provide more targeted surveillance and to avoid the widespread collection of data without specific cause.
"he USA FREEDOM Act ended bulk collection conducted under Section 215.154 Going forward, requests by government officials must be based upon specific selectors, such as a telephone number. Company officials are now permitted to release statistics about the number of such requests they receive in a given time period, and the government is required to report its numbers once a year.155 In 2018, government officials obtained 56 court orders for traditional business records and 14 court orders for call detail records.156"
Look section 13.3.3.4 Pen Register and Trap-and-Trace Orders
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Prohibited bulk data collection by requiring the request to list specific search parameters called “selection terms.” Selection terms narrow the request by naming criteria such as specific phone numbers, email addresses, or accounts. The USA FREEDOM Act ended bulk collection conducted under Section 215.