[ PFIR ] Google: Building on Surveillance Reform

[Razer]

On 10/15/2016 12:32 AM, Evil incarnate wrote:

>       Before producing data in response to a government
> 	request, we make sure it strictly follows the law, for example
> 	to compel us to disclose content in criminal cases we require
> 	the government use a search warrant, and that it complies with
> 	Google's strict policies (to prevent overreach that can
> 	compromise users' privacy).


Two words: "FISC Court", over-rides all that crap. Last year the court
passed EVERY SINGLE ORDER of the thousands put before it.

Don't believe the LIES. FiveEyes DOES NOT ALLOW a digital
right-to-privacy from their snooping. Never did... Even before teh
intertubz, never will.

As George Carlin put it: "You have owners."

Rr

> Google: Building on Surveillance Reform
> 
> https://blog.google/topics/public-policy/building-surveillance-reform/
> 
>   	Today, we've updated our Transparency Report on government
> 	requests for user data.  Globally, we received 44,943
> 	government requests for information regarding 76,713 accounts
> 	during the first half of 2016.  We provided user information
> 	in response to 64% of those requests, which remains unchanged
> 	from the previous reporting period (i.e. the second half of
> 	2015).  We also received our first ever requests from the
> 	following countries: Algeria, Belarus, Cayman Islands, El
> 	Salvador, Fiji, and Saudi Arabia. In addition, pursuant to the
> 	USA Freedom Act, the FBI lifted a gag restriction on an NSL
> 	issued in the second half of 2015.  To reflect this, we have
> 	updated the range of NSLs received in that period -- July to
> 	December 2015 -- from 0-499 to 1-499.  As we have noted in the
> 	past, when we receive a request for user information, we
> 	review it carefully and only provide information within the
> 	scope and authority of the request.  The privacy and security
> 	of the data that users store with Google is central to our
> 	approach.  Before producing data in response to a government
> 	request, we make sure it strictly follows the law, for example
> 	to compel us to disclose content in criminal cases we require
> 	the government use a search warrant, and that it complies with
> 	Google's strict policies (to prevent overreach that can
> 	compromise users' privacy).
> 
> --Lauren--
>