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A NSL doesn’t allow the government to ask for the contents of a DM. They would need a warrant for that, providing some checks and balances.
by WillPostForFood 7y ago
A NSL doesn’t allow the government to ask for the contents of a DM. They would need a warrant for that, providing some checks and balances.
- scarface74 7y agoRight because the judicial branch is free of corruption and doesn’t just rubber stamp warrants.
- sneak 7y agoThese statements are both false.
- WillPostForFood 7y agoYou are wrong, go read the EFF FAQ: https://www.eff.org/issues/national-security-letters/ https://www.eff.org/issues/national-security-letters/ NSL are only for "metadata" not user content. Govt can get a list of the calls you made, but not what your said. They can get IP addresses, but not the email body. I don't support NSLs (4th amendment + unconstitutional gag order), but a lot of the opposition is based in hysterical ignorance. If you are going to get worked up about it, do yourself a favor and at least understand what they are. Can the FBI obtain content—like e-mails or the content of phone calls—with an NSL? Not legally. While each type of NSL allows the FBI to obtain a different type of information, that information is limited to records—such as “subscriber information and toll billing records information” from telephone companies.
- kerkeslager 7y agoOkay, but that's sort of irrelevant, because the metadata of the DMs is still invasive. General Michael Hayden famously said, "We kill people based on metadata."