Re: Cryptome: NSA has real-time access to Hushmail servers

On Dec 26, 2007, at 4:33 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:02:18 +0200, Juha-Matti Laurio said:
> > Guardster Team has posted its response on 21st Dec to Cryptome:
>
> > "We can assure you that we do not cooperate with the NSA or any other
> > government agency anywhere in the world. We invite whomever is  
> > making this
> > statement to provide proof, rather than making a baseless accusation.
>
> Note that if they had been served with an NSL (National Security  
> Letter),
> they may be legally *required* to lie about it while cooperating.   
> Actually
> truthfully saying "Yeah, an NSL showed up and we complied" could  
> land them
> in jail....

not exactly true, i think.   the gag order on recipients of a NSL has  
never required lying, just
saying nothing (which is bad enough, given the historical lack of  
recipient access to judicial
review).

i would personally be more suspicious of the providers who had no  
comment
than the ones who made unequivocal denials.

the gag feature is in court at the moment (with a ruling against the  
govt's position
from as recently as september)  according to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter