Stealth Patriot Act II: Wired News: Bush Grabs New Power for FBI

Finally Wired News picks up the story about the Stealth Patriot Act II:

The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 grants the FBI unprecedented power to obtain records from financial institutions without requiring permission from a judge.

Under the law, the FBI does not need to seek a court order to access such records, nor does it need to prove just cause.

The law also prohibits subpoenaed businesses from revealing to anyone, including customers who may be under investigation, that the government has requested records of their transactions.

[Thanks Marc]