I like the explanation that it's basically a REST api with a required has_fisa_approval field[1]. In practice this gives unrestricted access because FISA only r

I like the explanation that it's basically a REST api with a required has_fisa_approval field[1]. In practice this gives unrestricted access because FISA only requires a hearing to be held after more than a week of surveillance against a single target. The existence of the has_fisa_approval checkbox allows the companies to (dubiously) claim "no direct access" even though it is all but equivalent in practice. 1: http://uncrunched.com/2013/06/11/connecting-the-prism-dots-my-new-theory/ http://uncrunched.com/2013/06/11/connecting-the-prism-dots-m...