Bush administration appeals for its ability to conduct secret searches of user data from ISPs

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The Bush administration is attempting to get a federal appeals court to restore its ability to obtain information about customers or subscribers from Internet Service Providers (ISPs). U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero of New York last year blocked the government from conducting secret searches of communications records, as a result of a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and an unnamed internet provider who received a message from the FBI to release user information. The letter from the FBI contained a gag order, which prevented the recipient from disclosing the existence of the letter, and was so broad the ACLU filed the suit under seal. Because a 1986 law (enhanced by the 2001 Patriot Act), allowed the government to bar legal challenges, and place gag orders on affected businesses, ACLU representatives say most affected people don't challenge the orders because they don't know they can.

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