Tuesday 1 December 2015

The National Security Letter spy tool has been uncloaked, and it’s bad

The National Security Letter spy tool has been uncloaked, and it’s bad

The National Security Letter (NSL) is a potent surveillance tool that allows the government to acquire a wide swath of private information—all without a warrant. Federal investigators issue tens of thousands of them each year to banks, ISPs, car dealers, insurance companies, doctors, and you name it. The letters don't need a judge's signature and come with a gag to the recipient, forbidding the disclosure of the NSL to the public or the target.
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