Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities

Bazan, Elizabeth B. ; Liu, Edward C. ; Stevens, Gina

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Telecommunication;    Security classification (Government documents);    Telecommunication industry;    Telephone;    Government information;   

RP-ID  :  RL33424
RP-ID  :  RL33424_2010Feb02

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report summarizes legal authorities regarding access by the government, for either foreign intelligence or law enforcement purposes, to information related to telephone calling patterns or practices. Where pertinent, it also discusses statutory prohibitions against accessing or disclosing such information, along with relevant exceptions to those prohibitions.