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901.
by declan 13y ago
Both of you are correct. The Patriot Act Section 215 amended the FISA statutes.
902.
by declan 13y ago
Obama has acknowledged that federal law allows FedGov to obtain emails of non-citizens without a search warrant but through a court-overseen process. This is part of a 2008 law that we all know (if you've been paying attention) does th
903.
by declan 13y ago
AT&T didn't deny involvement during EFF's NSA wiretapping lawsuit. They didn't confirm or deny.
904.
by declan 13y ago
That is untrue. See: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57588279-38/google-ceo-on-... ; James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, released a statement last night saying the Guardian and Post articles about PR
905.
by declan 13y ago
It does. "Any suggestion that Google is disclosing information about our users’ Internet activity on such a scale is completely false."
906.
by declan 13y ago
Or the news organizations summarizing the leaked slides got it wrong.
907.
by declan 13y ago
This is false. The NSA did not list Google as a partner. Reporters may have, which is different from what the leaked slides actually say.
908.
by declan 13y ago
This is a false assumption. AT&T did not deny opening its networks to the NSA during the EFF litigation. It simply declined to comment, and offered suggestions (which I wrote about at the time) about how the law allowed it to comply wit
909.
Google CEO on NSA spy program: We're definitely not involved(news.cnet.com)
6 points by declan 13y ago|1 comments
910.
Privacy group calls NSA Verizon surveillance illegal(news.cnet.com)
1 points by declan 13y ago|0 comments
911.
by declan 13y ago
This is untrue. It is not "illegal" for a senator to disclose classified material. The Constitution's speech and debate clause trumps federal criminal law, meaning he or she could disclose the material on the floor of the Senate or in commi
912.
by declan 13y ago
I think the ACLU's article was correct when it was written, probably a few years ago. It is no longer correct. In fact, DOJ initiated the second NSL lawsuit. That's the opposite of "withdraw[ing]." (By way of background, I disclosed the exi
913.
by declan 13y ago
If the checks and balances were functioning, we wouldn't have senators warning in 2011 of the Obama administration's "secret interpretation" of the Patriot Act: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20067005-281.html Unfortunately the senator
914.
by declan 13y ago
The NSA is generally viewed as not operating domestically. This order shows otherwise.
915.
by declan 13y ago
Right. It's a boilerplate order. Some reliable reports say there are 50 companies that are NSA data suppliers. They request these orders as legal cover.
916.
Senators warned in 2011 of secret NSA Patriot Act spying(news.cnet.com)
3 points by declan 13y ago|1 comments
917.
Wisconsin judge grants man forced encryption reprieve(news.cnet.com)
3 points by declan 13y ago|0 comments
918.
by declan 13y ago
The WSJ is doing quite well with a leaky paywall and online and print paid subscriptions. Last I checked, WSJ print and digital circulation were up every year for the last half-decade and ad revenue is increasing by double-digit rates y/y.
919.
The Yahoo e-mail privacy flap that wasn't(news.cnet.com)
2 points by declan 13y ago|0 comments
920.
by declan 13y ago
In my home office I have a Macbook Pro with Retina display on a Griffin iCurve stand (curved transparent plastic) attached to an Apple LED Cinema display that is, alas, pre-Thunderbolt. I use a Blue Microphone Yeti for radio interviews. The
921.
by declan 13y ago
Hey! I wrote that article in 2006! :) Nowadays if FedGov wanted to do it, it would implant malware.
922.
by declan 13y ago
You might be right. Or at least I'm not saying you're wrong. But do you have any cites that compare then-vs-now? In reality the DC Circuit spends much of its time today striking down regulations enacted by the political branches, and actual
923.
by declan 13y ago
Contempt of court. Also, even though some FBI NSL demands may improper, others would have a valid anti-terror component, and no company I'm aware of would intentionally interfere with such an investigation.
924.
by declan 13y ago
Contempt of court.
925.
by declan 13y ago
Judges don't wake up in the morning and say, "Well, I would like to do the right thing and declare this surveillance unconstitutional, but there was that Brown v. Board of Education sixty years ago, and so I'm going to punt!" Especially whe
926.
by declan 13y ago
Well, yes. Both are legal requests, if you want to think of it that way. But types of requests can be differentiated. We can draw a distinction, for instance, between a charity requesting that you voluntarily donate $$$ and an armed man on
927.
by declan 13y ago
A counterargument: "You’re Eight Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist" http://www.cato.org/blog/youre-eight-times-more-likely-be-ki... In reality, you're more likely to choke to death on your own vomit than
928.
by declan 13y ago
FYI, folks, I just posted a new article about a different lawsuit in New York in which the U.S. Department of Justice is asking a asked a Manhattan judge to grant its "petition to enforce" the FBI's NSL: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-5
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Justice Department tries to force Google to hand over user data(news.cnet.com)
2 points by declan 13y ago|0 comments
930.
Judge orders Google to comply with FBI's secret NSL demands(news.cnet.com)
196 points by declan 13y ago|151 comments

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