Declassified memos show FBI illegally shared spy data on Americans with private parties

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(Worthy News) - The FBI has illegally shared raw intelligence about Americans with unauthorized third parties and violated other constitutional privacy protections, according to newly declassified government documents that undercut the bureau’s public assurances about how carefully it handles warrantless spy data to avoid abuses or leaks.

In his final congressional testimony before he was fired by President Trump this month, then-FBI Director James Comey unequivocally told lawmakers his agency used sensitive espionage data gathered about Americans without a warrant only when it was “lawfully collected, carefully overseen and checked.”

Once-top secret U.S. intelligence community memos reviewed by Circa tell a different story, citing instances of “disregard” for rules, inadequate training and “deficient” oversight and even one case of deliberately sharing spy data with a forbidden party. [ Source ]

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[PlanetChee]

Despicable! 

In my home state the state's offices sell home owners name and addresses to mailing lists. Driver's license office does the same thing. As does the voter registration office. 

And at one time the drivers licenses use to have a persons SSN on them. Everything a criminal needed to steal someone's ID was on the face of the state's driving license. Unbelievable. Then they started a program where you could opt out of their selling your personal information to mailing lists. And after enough drivers marked out their SSN on their licenses the legislature woke up and passed a law omitting those from future issue. 

This latest isn't surprising. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Law enforcement that thinks it is above the law is absolutely corrupt. And dangerous.