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Are these reports worth much in the US with NSL's? Its nice but I always assume its half the picture.
by ProAm 6y ago
Are these reports worth much in the US with NSL's? Its nice but I always assume its half the picture.
- johncolanduoni 6y agoThey include the NSL breakdown and point to the relevant reporting restrictions they’re working under (6 month delays and having to report most numbers in brackets of 500).
- ProAm 6y agoInteresting, when did they start being allowed to admit they even receive a NSL request. I thought that was part of not being able to challenge them in court is that you were not allowed to challenge something you 'never received'.
- johncolanduoni 6y agoYeah I was surprised too but apparently the 2015 renewal of the Patriot Act established some reporting allowances. I guess it makes sense the government doesn’t really care about aggregate reporting like this, it doesn’t really help companies fight individual acts of overreach to say “we received more NSLs than 1000 but less than 1500”.
- rsync 6y agoFWIW, some firms still run warrant canaries ...
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoYes, like, for example, Apple. The US page details the law that governs disclosure, and how it only allows them to report ranges.
- rsync 6y agoI wouldn't consider that a warrant canary.