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FBI Withdraws National Security Letter Issued to Internet Archive

HeadlineMay 08, 2008

In other news, the FBI has withdrawn a national security letter issued to the Internet Archive, an online resource preserving older versions of websites. The national security letter was only revealed Wednesday under a gag order barring discussion of the case. The Internet Archive says last year the FBI demanded it hand it over extensive personal information on one of its users. The Archive says it fought the letter with the help of the ACLU and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, because it exceeded the FBI’s authority to collect information. Marcia Hofmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation said, “A miscarriage of justice was prevented here because the Archive decided to fight the unlawful demand for information and an unconstitutional gag. The big question is, how many other improper National Security Letters have been issued by the FBI and never challenged?”

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