FBI Says Paper Trails Are Optional
According to this Washington Post article, the FBI says that it doesn't have to comply with even the unconstitutional provisions of the Patriot Act when asking for phone records. Apparently that whole due process thing doesn't include them. Funny thing is, they've apparently already been doing it for years.
More info at:
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/20/2050226
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/19/AR2007031901775.html