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Discussion => Philosophy, Economics and Justice => Topic started by: astor on July 24, 2013, 10:18 am

Title: Warrant canary against NSLs
Post by: astor on July 24, 2013, 10:18 am
This is a brilliant idea I just stumbled across. The US government believes it can suppress its crimes through the force of law, but by publishing a weekly statement, a service provider can prove that they have received an NSL because they can no longer publish that statement.

http://www.rsync.net/resources/notices/canary.txt

They can force you not to disclose an NSL, but they can't force you publish a false statement.

Fuck them. :)

I have also heard that if Google gets an NSL, on your next login they force you to accept their terms of service again, which is a wink-wink way to tell you that they have been served an NSL. Just a heads up if you have a Google account. I do believe they are on the right side, but as a major corporation they are strangled by the law.
Title: Re: Warrant canary against NSLs
Post by: p3nd8s on July 24, 2013, 07:59 pm
The don't need a warrant to access gmail, this is what Snowden said in his revelations. They record every single email and packet for playback when needed without a warrant.
Title: Re: Warrant canary against NSLs
Post by: Tessellated on July 24, 2013, 08:28 pm
The don't need a warrant to access gmail, this is what Snowden said in his revelations. They record every single email and packet for playback when needed without a warrant.

Only law enforcement elite have access to this. Most investigators will still rely on warrants.