Comment by eli
12 years ago
National Security Letters grant the recipient immunity from civil lawsuits if you comply in good faith. They think of everything!
12 years ago
National Security Letters grant the recipient immunity from civil lawsuits if you comply in good faith. They think of everything!
Really? I'd like to learn more about this, do you have a source?
(aside: Sorry for the downvote, my finger slipped up :/)
IANAL, but it appears to depend under which legal authority the letter is issued (Verizon's was 50 U.S.C. 436). See the chart on page 15: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL33320.pdf
The chart of page 15 of the document you linked says a 50 USC 436 covers "all financial information relating to consenting, identified employee" but wasn't it used to obtain customer information from Verizon? What am I missing here? Is what the document is describing just one possible use case?
Edit: typo
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How does that work for international companies who end up sued in non US jurisdictions?
Well, has this been tried in court?
I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't the case and yes, one part of the government makes you do it, and the other one sues you for it.