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He blocks FBI from using national security letters, a controversial surveillance tool that has been misused in the past.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

House of Representatives votes to renew Patriot Act for four years--but passage in Senate this week uncertain.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

Bipartisan vote defies the president and makes pro-civil liberties reforms more likely when Senate returns in January.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

Ruling nixes a key aspect of Patriot Act that let the FBI secretly demand data from Internet providers.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

Key Bush administration ally says there are plenty of safeguards in a renewal plan. Opponents aren't convinced.

Posted by Anne Broache

The act, signed into law by President Bush, allows for increased surveillance powers--drawing praise from law enforcement officials and concern from civil libertarians.

Posted by Stefanie Olsen

CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh wonders how taxes and drug testing relate to catching terrorists.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

The House Judiciary Committee releases letters from the Department of Justice addressing questions on how powers granted by the act are being used in the field.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

13 sites, including ones owned by AOL, Yahoo, and Google, follow Facebook and MySpace in using NY's E-Stop law to find and remove sex offenders.

Posted by Larry Magid

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo praised Facebook and MySpace for purging their roles of more than 3,500 New York-based registered sex offenders.

Posted by Larry Magid