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Also, a National Security Letter may require that the takedown not be publicized in any way. This is in part what led to the concept of warrant/NSL canaries: a
by Communitivity 7y ago
Also, a National Security Letter may require that the takedown not be publicized in any way. This is in part what led to the concept of warrant/NSL canaries: a statement in a legal doc such as terms, etc. that says there have been no warrants or takedowns orders received. If the canary is removed from the doc then it is not publicizing the NSL, but the canary's absence is supposedly required by law (IANAL) because keeping it in there would be a falsehood in a legal document, and so the absence indicates the NSL/takedown occurred.
- Communitivity 7y agoJust to add to this, Apple did have a warrant canary. It disappeared in 2014 [1], suggesting that they have been receiving warrants and possibly takedowns for the last 5 years. [1] https://gigaom.com/2014/09/18/apples-warrant-canary-disappears-suggesting-new-patriot-act-demands/ https://gigaom.com/2014/09/18/apples-warrant-canary-disappea...
- ls612 7y agoAn NSL can only be used to subpoena metadata from a provider without the provider being allowed to inform anyone. It can’t be used to compel a company or person to do much else.