Department of Justice announces new gag-order deal with Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple

[AlexGoesHigh]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5351544/facebook-microsoft-and-apple-announce-deal-to-share-more-information

 

 

The Department of Justice has announced a new deal with major tech companies that would allow unprecedented levels of disclosure about government data requests. Among other breakthroughs, the deal would allow each company to publicly announce the number of FISA requests and national security letters it has received in a given year, as well as the total number of users affected. Both numbers will still have to be reported in bands of 250 or 1000. The new order also institutes a two-year buffer for any new company receiving FISA orders or existing companies receiving a new kind of order, which would give law enforcement a crucial window in which agencies can employ new capabilities before they are revealed to the public.

 

"THE PUBLIC INTEREST... NOW OUTWEIGHS THE NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS."

 

The order was announced by Attorney General Eric Holder, who described it as a clear result of President Obama's plans for NSA reform, which were announced last week and included plans for broader declassification reviews. Holder said that after examining the issue, his office determined that "the public interest in disclosing this information now outweighs the national security concerns that required its classification." The order also comes after numerous court challenges by Google, Apple, and other companies implicated in NSA data collection programs. It remains unclear whether today's order will be enough to satisfy the companies, but the new measures offer significantly more than previous proposals.

 

its a start also for the americans in the forum what are you opinions about it

 

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[Assassin]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5351544/facebook-microsoft-and-apple-announce-deal-to-share-more-information

 

 

its a start also for the americans in the forum what are you opinions about it

 

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[MatheusSanzo]

That don't help much...

[TheRuke]

404 Error: (Still) No Terrorist Found

[gastew15]

Like you said it's a start... It's definitely not anywhere close to what it needs to be, but I'm glad to finally see at least something that's not just Terrorists are bad so you should let us (pardon my french) ass rape you to death to protect you.

[btg0002]

as "W" would say: "let me in your shit, cuz there are terrorizers who hate us!"

[wpirobotbuilder]

Change takes time. Unleashing lots of information all at once would make it difficult for the public to focus on any one piece of it, though doubtless it would be good for sensationalist media groups who could capitalize on the situation.

 

It's great to see some measure of disclosure occurring.