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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/eff-releases-report-detailing-fbi-intelligence">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/eff-releases-report-detailing-fbi-intelligence</a><br>
<p>EFF has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI
intelligence investigations from 2001 - 2008. In a <a
href="https://www.eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violations">report</a>
released today, EFF documents alarming trends in the Bureau’s
intelligence investigation practices, suggesting that FBI
intelligence investigations have compromised the civil liberties
of American citizens far more frequently, and to a greater extent,
than was previously assumed. </p>
<p>Using documents obtained through <a
href="https://www.eff.org/foia/intelligence-agencies-misconduct">EFF's
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation</a>, the report
finds:</p>
<p>• <i>Evidence of delays of 2.5 years, on average, between the
occurrence of a violation and its eventual reporting to the
Intelligence Oversight Board </i></p>
<p>• <i>Reports of serious misconduct by FBI agents including lying
in declarations to courts, using improper evidence to obtain
grand jury subpoenas, and accessing password-protected files
without a warrant</i></p>
<p>• <i>Indications that the FBI may have committed upwards of
40,000 possible intelligence violations in the 9 years since
9/11</i></p>
<p>EFF's report stems from analysis of nearly 2,500 pages of FBI
documents, consisting of reports of FBI intelligence violations
made to the <a
href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/President%27s_Intelligence_Advisory_Board#Intelligence_Oversight_Board">Intelligence
Oversight Board</a> — an independent, civilian
intelligence-monitoring board that reports to the President on the
legality of foreign and domestic intelligence operations. The
documents constitute the most complete picture of post-9/11 FBI
intelligence abuses available to the public. Our earlier analysis
of the documents showed the <a
href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/fbi-arbitrarily-covers-evidence-misconduct">FBI's
arbitrary disclosure practices</a>. </p>
<p>EFF's report underscores the need for greater transparency and
oversight in the intelligence community. <a
href="https://www.eff.org/issues/foia">As part of our ongoing
effort</a> to inform the public and elected officials about
abusive intelligence investigations, we are distributing copies of
the report to members of Congress. </p>
<p>A pdf copy of the report can be downloaded <a
href="https://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20IOB%20Report_Final%20Version.pdf">here</a>.
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