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#subpoenas — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Some Tech Companies Have Privately Pushed Back on #ICE #Subpoenas. They Should All Do More.

    In a handful of known cases, large social media companies have privately pushed back against Immigration and #Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoenas when the agency tried to unmask #anonymous users who tracked #immigration activities or criticized the government.

    As ICE engages in a pattern of illegal and chilling investigations, any resistance is welcome. But #socialmedia companies can do more.

    […]

    ICE has sent hundreds of subpoenas to large technology companies like #Google , #Meta , and #Reddit.

    Publicly challenging these unlawful subpoenas in court has the dual purpose of protecting individual users who may lack the resources or know-how to challenge a #subpoena on their own, while also discouraging ICE from issuing similarly unlawful subpoenas in the future.
    #privacy

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/some

  2. #Microsoft Gave #FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major #Privacy Flaw
    Tech giant receives around 20 requests for #BitLocker keys/year and will provide them to governments in response to valid court orders.
    It’s possible for users to store those keys on a device they own, but Microsoft also recommends BitLocker users store their keys on its servers for convenience, it also makes them vulnerable to #lawenforcement #subpoenas and #warrants.
    forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewste
    archive.ph/Q4THu

  3. On Friday, the US attorney’s office in Southern Florida issued 30 #subpoenas to individuals such former #CIA director #JohnBrennan, & other fmr intelligence officials. Shortly before Executive Assistant United States Attorney Manolo Reboso signed off on the subpoenas, 2 career US attorneys resigned because they “felt like there was something they could not take part in because it would violate their ethical responsibilities,” acc/to MSNBC.

    #Trump #DOJ #law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics