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I think that's a bit generous. They look over the request but if the result set is too large it couldn't be reasonably vetted by lawyers. Eg, they would have a
by holloway 13y ago
I think that's a bit generous. They look over the request but if the result set is too large it couldn't be reasonably vetted by lawyers. Eg, they would have a look at it but we don't know how rigorous they are or could be.
- skwirl 13y agoYeah, I think the main point is that this is simply a way of responding to FISA requests, which are completely independent of PRISM. In other words, there is no new news here. The debate over FISA itself is certainly quite valid. Google has claimed these requests are infrequent and narrowly focused, and they have requested permission from the government to publish some statistics. I hope they get it.