A federal judge has already found that the NSL statute is unconstitutional, but the government appealed the ruling. In an amicus brief filed Wednesday, EFF and the National Security Archive argue that the excessive secrecy surrounding the use of NSLs undermines government accountability and enables widespread misuse of authority.
Previously I posted that the FBI has been misusing National Security Letters. EFF shares their findings through a well thought out display of the documents provided by the Department of Justice, but only in response to the Federal Judge’s Order.
A case to watch:
EFF v. Department of Justice, 07-656-JDB D.D.C. filed April 10, 2007
March 16, 2008 through March 22, 2008 is officially SUNSHINE WEEK. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has GREAT resources for you to review and utilize. One of their nicest contributions is the database at http://www.governmentdocs.org where you’ll find numerous FOIA obtained documents. You should also check the various databases we have compiled for you.
Jane C. Horvath is Google’s Senior Privacy Counsel. In August 2007 Ms. Horvath joined Google and serves their interest full-time. Well, why did the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sue the U.S. Department of Justice for documents between the DOJ and Google?
According to EFF: “Jane C. Horvath was named the DOJ’s first Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer in February of 2006. At that time, Google was fighting a massive DOJ subpoena asking for the text of every query entered into the search engine over a one-week period. The DOJ request — part of a court battle over the constitutionality of a law regulating adult materials on the Internet — ignited a national debate about Internet privacy.”
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