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What customer information could communication providers be required to disclose under Section 210?
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USA PATRIOT Act
Pres. George W. Bush signing the USA PATRIOT Act in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., October 26, 2001.
Under Section 210 of the USA PATRIOT Act, communication service providers could be required to disclose specific customer information through a subpoena.
In addition to existing categories of records, this section expanded the scope of information subject to disclosure to include the individual subscriber’s credit card or bank account numbers.1