The five companies said in a joint statement: "We filed our lawsuits because we believe that the public has a right to know about the volume and types of national security requests we receive. We're pleased the Department of Justice has agreed that we and other providers can disclose this information."
The companies were Facebook Inc, Google, LinkedIn Corp, Microsoft and Yahoo! Inc. Apple filed a brief supporting the five companies.A company that offers email services, for example, would be able to say it received between zero and 999 orders from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court during a six-month period for email content belonging to someone outside the United States.
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If a company introduced a new communications platform, it would need to wait two years before telling the public about a court order for information about that platform. The silence is designed to lull suspected militants into using, or continuing to use, new forms of communication.
NYT. Wired.
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Here is a December article regarding individual Richard Klayman's privacy suit against NSA programs, which is being appealed, including on standing grounds.
Here is the opinion, Klayman v. Obama.
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