[governance] EFF Uncovers Widespread FBI Intelligence Violations

[Katitza Rodriguez]

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/eff-releases-report-detailing-fbi-intelligence

EFF has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI intelligence 
investigations from 2001 - 2008. In a report 
<https://www.eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violations> 
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.

Using documents obtained through EFF's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
litigation <https://www.eff.org/foia/intelligence-agencies-misconduct>, 
the report finds:

. /Evidence of delays of 2.5 years, on average, between the occurrence 
of a violation and its eventual reporting to the Intelligence Oversight 
Board /

. /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/

. /Indications that the FBI may have committed upwards of 40,000 
possible intelligence violations in the 9 years since 9/11/

EFF's report stems from analysis of nearly 2,500 pages of FBI documents, 
consisting of reports of FBI intelligence violations made to the 
Intelligence Oversight Board 
<https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/President%27s_Intelligence_Advisory_Board#Intelligence_Oversight_Board> 
--- 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 FBI's arbitrary disclosure 
practices 
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/fbi-arbitrarily-covers-evidence-misconduct>. 


EFF's report underscores the need for greater transparency and oversight 
in the intelligence community. As part of our ongoing effort 
<https://www.eff.org/issues/foia> to inform the public and elected 
officials about abusive intelligence investigations, we are distributing 
copies of the report to members of Congress.

A pdf copy of the report can be downloaded here 
<https://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20IOB%20Report_Final%20Version.pdf>.


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