> It is a fact that they don't need individual court orders to obtain communications.
Statements like these have no information value unless you back them up. For all I know, you learned this from the "The Guardian" article I just cited.
> [...] allowing “collection managers [to send] content tasking instructions directly to equipment installed at company-controlled locations [...]
I don't think a statement about having write access to your own hardware pertains to this discussion, even if that hardware is located in Steve Ballmer's office.
Statements like these have no information value unless you back them up. For all I know, you learned this from the "The Guardian" article I just cited.
> [...] allowing “collection managers [to send] content tasking instructions directly to equipment installed at company-controlled locations [...]
I don't think a statement about having write access to your own hardware pertains to this discussion, even if that hardware is located in Steve Ballmer's office.