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National Security Concerns Just Won Out Over Twitter's Attempt to be Transparent About Surveillance

posted by Fnord666 on Monday April 20 2020, @03:16PM   
from the who-watches-the-watchers? dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:

National security concerns just won out over Twitter's attempt to be transparent about surveillance:

Six years ago, Twitter sued the US government in an attempt to detail surveillance requests the company had received, but a federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of the government's case that detailing the requests would jeopardize the country's safety.

If Twitter revealed the number of surveillance requests it received each calendar quarter, it "would be likely to lead to grave or imminent harm to the national security," US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers concluded after reviewing classified information from the government. See below for the full ruling.

"While we are disappointed with the court's decision, we will continue to fight for transparency," Twitter said in a statement Saturday.

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Original Submission

• Did anyone else think ... Did anyone else think ... (Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Monday April 20 2020, @06:33PM (1 child)

  by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Monday April 20 2020, @06:33PM (#985176)

  ... after reviewing classified information from the government.

  did the thought "yeah, probably pictures of her getting hot and heavy with some underage teen while hubby was away" cross anyone's mind after reading that?

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• Re:Did anyone else think ... (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2020, @12:50AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 21 2020, @12:50AM (#985293)

  No

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