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Unfortunately, the statements from everyone involved have made me skeptical to the point I feel I have to consistently read between the lines and pick a stateme
by jroseattle 13y ago
Unfortunately, the statements from everyone involved have made me skeptical to the point I feel I have to consistently read between the lines and pick a statement apart.
What does "unfettered access" mean? What are "valid legal requests"?
While there is an implication of spirit in their words, I know deep down that everyone involved is focused on the letter of their words.
This has nothing to do with my personal trust and confidence in Google, but in my trust and confidence in this entire charade. Google is part of it, whether they're on the right side or not. I simply cannot tell.
- acqq 13y agoExactly, if the requests exist only to cover the legality of the access of the U.S. citizen data as long as they are on U.S. soil, the numbers they mention would still represent just a small piece of the whole picture. At least they mention in one sentence "the number of FISA national security requests that Google receives, as well as the number of accounts covered by those requests" which is already much more useful information than only the "number of requests." We saw that in Verizon case one single request was enough to mean "give me all about everything from everybody."