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>Google have stated that they have humans look into each request, and that there is no dropbox I've been looking for this since I read your comment but can't s

by pvnick 13y ago

>Google have stated that they have humans look into each request, and that there is no dropbox I've been looking for this since I read your comment but can't seem to find it. Perhaps you could point me to the article to which you're referring? If true that would be great, but to fulfill the constrains set by the information we do know, it is possible that most companies have drop boxes, while Google opted out. Do you recall what Facebook said about human review and drop box existence? Edit: I also wonder how many requests are appealed. The human overseers you're referring to may be little more than mechanical turks and that data is returned in near-realtime.

tptacek 13y ago
I'm unclear on why the "drop box" matters, so long as it's being filled manually after expert review. In fact, a secure drop box is better than the alternative, which would be ad hoc distribution of sensitive information over the public Internet.
- pvnick 13y ago
  The problem is a lack of oversight. FISA courts are secret and allegedly a rubberstamp process (see link in my original post). If the program were to go through normal channels it would be ok.
  - tptacek 13y ago
    What does this have to do with whether there's a dropbox or not?
dannyr 13y ago
Point you to an article? You mean you've been shooting off here on HN without even reading? At Google's official blog post, they stated that review each request. Don't ask people for a link. Do your research first before you comment.