Archive.org Defeats FBI's Demand For User Information 224
eldavojohn writes "Although we don't know what they were after due to the settlement, a gag order was just released that kept Internet Archive member Brewster Kahle quiet. The FBI had issued a national security letter to them under the Patriot Act. Kahle fought it. Hard. The EFF came to the aid of his lawyers and what resulted was one of the only three times an NSL has been challenged: all three have been rescinded. The FBI agreed to open some of the court files now for it to be public. The ACLU added, 'That makes you wonder about the the hundreds of thousands of NSLs that haven't been challenged.'"
Mr. Peabody would be proud (Score:5, Funny)
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I thought you couldn't discuss a NSL...
You are probably thinking of Fight Club, the US government is committed to transparency and the rule of law.
Re:It's time for Civil Disobedience and Regime Cha (Score:3, Funny)
I was trying to be funny. Apparently I misjudged my ability to make funny posts. Sorry.
Re:Stupid Questions (Score:4, Funny)
Well it did, but then it received an NSL gag order.
Re:Stupid Questions (Score:3, Funny)
+3 Funny
Seriously, with abuses like the Patriot Act and NSLs, I can't help but chuckle.
Re:It's time for Civil Disobedience and Regime Cha (Score:1, Funny)
Why do you hate America?
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