FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit

The FBI has withdrawn a secret administrative order seeking the name, address and online activity of a patron of the Internet Archive after the San Francisco-based digital library filed suit to block the action.
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Ellen Nakashima

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