Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA

Re:Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against... by motbob on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @10:06AM (#9177754)

Despite what they say in the article, I really don't think they have standing. But I would love to hear why they do from someone familiar with the legal argument.

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Re:Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against... by unreal37 on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @11:07AM (#9178100)

I thought that too at first. But the NYT op-ed does a better job of explaining.[1]

Basically, they think that the NSA has the ability to index anonymous readers with pages visited, and anonymous editors with pages changed. Then if the NSA is sending that data to a bunch of governments around the word (Egypt, Israel, the Five Eyes, whoever else), dissidents around the world are at risk of being caught for browsing/editing Wikipedia for the crime of being opposed to the government in power.

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/opinion/stop-spying-on-wik...

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Re:Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against... by motbob on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @11:30AM (#9178231)

I see. I thought it might be impossible for any U.S. entity to ever get standing in a lawsuit against the NSA, but this theory might have a fair shot.

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Re:Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against... by flyryan on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @02:21PM (#9179531)

"Then if the NSA"

That's a big IF and one that will be almost impossible to prove. I don't see how the case holds any merit if they can't prove this happens.

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Re:Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against... by unreal37 on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @09:59AM (#9184079)

Seems like a hard battle for sure.

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