FBI Divulges Details of Secretive Modern Surveillance Tools
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WASHINGTON — The FBI disclosed new details about its secretive technology for tracing telephone calls and recording conversations during criminal, terrorism, and espionage investigations, custom-made tools it has developed quietly for a decade.
Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show the government has come a long way since the days of alligator clips and reel-to-reel tape recorders when it comes to its surveillance techniques.
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