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It's worth noting that due to the PATRIOT Act, they do not delete your logs after 2 weeks if they receive a NSL. NSLs include a gag order, so you will never know if they stop deleting your logs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Letter

The feds issue hundreds of thousands of these, and they require no warrant or judicial oversight.

NSLs can not only be issued to individuals under investigation, but "communities of interest" - so basically the social network of anyone under investigation.



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