On: A Decade-Old Gag Order, Lifted

[profeta]

now that the gag order is not in place, can we learn who the FBI was spying on? was it legitimate? if not, who approved it?

this is a pointless victory unless we use it for accountability.

[ars → profeta]

> can we learn who the FBI was spying on?

It seems to me that only that person themself should reveal that, or not, as they choose.

[cpeterso → ars]

But do they even themselves know? Did the gag order prevent Nicholas Merrill from alerting the subscriber?

Based on the redacted latter, it appears the subscriber's email address is about 23 or fewer characters.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/4610_001...

[rhizome → cpeterso]

That could be, but I did notice from the gradual reveals of the NSL that it seems like they have a minimum mark-size, like 1/2", even if (or especially if) it's just one letter.

[jacquesm → profeta]

They withdrew the request. And presumably the privacy of that individual is still important enough not to disclose these details.