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> It's pretty well established that they're legally allowed to prevent me from conveying a certain state -- ie, that I have received an NSL. By compelling you

by woodman 10y ago

> It's pretty well established that they're legally allowed to prevent me from conveying a certain state -- ie, that I have received an NSL. By compelling you to lie? When and where was that "pretty well established"?

ori_b 10y ago
By compelling you to avoid saying something. If you have a prearranged signal, you don't get to say "I'm just keeping my silence" any more: You are triggering a signal. As far as I'm aware, this hasn't been tested in court. However, given that courts have been pretty silent on the idea of secret laws and compulsory silences, if it did get there, I'd be shocked that courts didn't rule this way.