The NYPD Is Using Mobile X-Ray Vans to Spy on Unknown Targets

Re:The NYPD Is Using Mobile X-Ray Vans to Spy on Unknown Tar... by 2g67vupsoknn on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @12:13AM (#10423670)

> the request was definitely not for blanket access to all users communications, which would be blatantly illegal.

Actually, this is exactly what was requested (and was eventually provided).

http://www.wired.com/2013/10/lavabit_unsealed/

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Re:The NYPD Is Using Mobile X-Ray Vans to Spy on Unknown Tar... by grkvlt on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @08:36PM (#10429803)

From your cite:

> "earlier orders intended to monitor a particular Lavabit user’s metadata."

> "the documents indicate the bureau was still trying only to capture metadata on one user."

> "while the metadata stream would be captured by a device, the device does not download, does not store, no one looks at it, [and] at the back end of the filter, we get what we’re required to get under the order."

> "So there’s no agents looking through the 400,000 other bits of information, customers, whatever, [...] No one looks at that, no one stores it, no one has access to it."

So, they were still only looking for (and recording) metadata on one user...

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