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Your browser history, IP addresses, online purchases etc all up for grabs without a warrant
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/30/isp_national_security_letter_details_published_following_11year_legal_battle/Your browser history, IP addresses, online purchases etc all up for grabs without a warrant
What the FBI can do with an NSL and a gagging order
30 Nov 2015 at 22:53, Kieren McCarthy
Following a decade-long legal battle, the details of a US national security letter (NSL) sent to ISP owner Nicholas Merrill can finally be revealed
The broad details have been known for some time, and a recent court decision all but listed the personal information that Merrill was told to hand over on all of his ISPs' customers.
However, the decision by the FBI to not continue appealing the federal court's judgment means people are now able to formally see the personal information that the US government believes it has a right to be granted access to without a warrant...
...At the same time the gag order built into the NSL was officially lifted, an unredacted version [PDF] of a court decision from Judge Victor Marrero was published listing in full all the details that the FBI requested be handed over by Calyx Internet Access back in 2004.
What the FBI can do with an NSL and a gagging order
30 Nov 2015 at 22:53, Kieren McCarthy
Following a decade-long legal battle, the details of a US national security letter (NSL) sent to ISP owner Nicholas Merrill can finally be revealed
The broad details have been known for some time, and a recent court decision all but listed the personal information that Merrill was told to hand over on all of his ISPs' customers.
However, the decision by the FBI to not continue appealing the federal court's judgment means people are now able to formally see the personal information that the US government believes it has a right to be granted access to without a warrant...
...At the same time the gag order built into the NSL was officially lifted, an unredacted version [PDF] of a court decision from Judge Victor Marrero was published listing in full all the details that the FBI requested be handed over by Calyx Internet Access back in 2004.
That PDF can be found at the following link, and is worth a detailed read not only for
what it reveals, but for wonderful levels of judicial snark:
https://regmedia.co.uk/2015/11/30/merrill-fbi-unredacted.pdf
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Your browser history, IP addresses, online purchases etc all up for grabs without a warrant (Original Post)
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Dec 2015
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marym625
(17,997 posts)1. thank you!
Downloaded and bookmarked. Read the article but have to read the download later. Too tired.
I just don't understand how we got here. It's no secret we've been on this path for decades, but I don't know how we continually elected people that have allowed it to happen.
We have to get money out of politics, starting with elections, or it will soon be too far to turn back
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)2. Thank You For Sharing
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Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)3. Is NSA pronounced "Stasi"
Just wondering.