What the FBI knows about you based on Yahoo's National Security letters
- 8 years ago
Yahoo made waves on June 1 for publishing national security letters, which were sent by the FBI as subpoenas originally.
It was a historic move, marking the first time a company has been able to address and release national security letters.
Yahoo was able to go public with the letters because of changes made to the USA Freedom Act.
The amendment states the FBI must now review gag orders when an investigation that involved a NSL closes or when it has been three years in an open case.
Private information still remains censored, but the FBI now knows not only the account numbers and addresses of the specified accounts, but it also has the activity logs and activity transaction records.
It was a historic move, marking the first time a company has been able to address and release national security letters.
Yahoo was able to go public with the letters because of changes made to the USA Freedom Act.
The amendment states the FBI must now review gag orders when an investigation that involved a NSL closes or when it has been three years in an open case.
Private information still remains censored, but the FBI now knows not only the account numbers and addresses of the specified accounts, but it also has the activity logs and activity transaction records.