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You need to include in your evaluation of the state of the rule of law that in 2013, a top-secret order issued by the FISA court, which was later leaked to the
by pinkfoot 7y ago
You need to include in your evaluation of the state of the rule of law that in 2013, a top-secret order issued by the FISA court, which was later leaked to the media from documents culled by Edward Snowden, required a subsidiary of Verizon to provide a daily, on-going feed of all call detail records—including those for domestic calls—to the NSA.
Now they can just do it worldwide.
Small distinction
- refurb 7y agoThe US requires all warrants and subpoenas to go in front of an independent judge. China just says "give me the data". Big distinction.
- pinkfoot 7y agoWhat is an independent judge? The government selects the judge and all proceedings are in camera and you cannot event tell anyone that you ever got the NSL. There is a lot of theatre to look like judicial independence, but at the end the US government also just says "give me the data". You, presumable a citizen or resident, have absolutely no idea what data has been asked for and given by the FISA court.