The Patriot Act extends authority to the FBI to monitor telephone and Internet contacts without the need to demonstrate that they were being used by a suspect or were a target of a court order.

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The Patriot Act does allow the FBI to monitor telephone and Internet contacts without needing to demonstrate that they were used by a suspect or were a target of a court order. This has been a controversial provision of the act since it was first enacted.

The Patriot Act Extends Authority to the FBI to Monitor