Posts Tagged ‘police’

EFF.org:FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After ACLU and EFF Challenge

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
May 7th, 2008 Gag Order Lifted on Internet Archive, Allowing Founder to Speak Out for First Time San Francisco - The FBI has withdrawn an unconstitutional national security letter (NSL) issued to the Internet Archive after a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). As the result of a [...]

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Washington Post: FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit (from the Internet Archive)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 8, 2008; D01 The FBI has withdrawn a secret administrative order seeking the name, address and online activity of a patron of the Internet Archive after the San Francisco-based digital library filed suit to block the action. It is one of only three known instances in which the FBI has [...]

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