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Federal Bureau of Investigation National Security Letters (NSLs)

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Responding To National Security Letters That Ask For Personal Information

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National Security Letters (“NSLs”) refer to a collection of statutes that authorize certain government agencies to obtain information and simultaneously impose a secrecy obligation upon the recipient of the letter. Four...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What Happens When My Company Receives a National Security Letter? A Primer

Even today, most companies—even technology companies—do not think they have information that the U.S. Government wants or needs, particularly as it might relate to a national security investigation. The reality is that as...more

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Senate Rejects Amendment That Would Expand The FBI’s Data Collection Powers

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On Wednesday, June 22, the U.S. Senate voted down a proposal that would have expanded the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (“FBI”) ability to obtain internet records from technology companies. The measure, a proposed...more

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Latest Developments in US Privacy and Technology Law

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This update provides a snapshot of the Senate’s vote on expansion of the FBI’s National Security Letter authority and the House’s upcoming vote on the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill as it...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Controversy looms over ECPA amendment in wake of Orlando terrorist attack

After the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, early this month, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) has been discussed quite a bit. The ECPA, a law which took effect in 1986, limits the government’s access to...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Cyber Law Tracker: FBI Prohibited From Issuing National Security Letters

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In a detailed opinion issued just this month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California struck down an oft-used FBI counterterrorism tool. Under the statute at issue, the FBI has issued tens of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California District Court Finds National Security Letter Statute Unconstitutional

Last week, in In re National Security Letter, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California found unconstitutional two sections of the federal law allowing the FBI to issue “National Security...more

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