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by ryanlol 3700 days ago
That's certainly not a valid concern. There's much simpler ways of serving such a letter.
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willvarfar 3700 days ago
They serve you the letter personally, don't give you a copy, and then tell you verbally what they require you to do. NSLs don't leave a paper trail on the recipient's side.
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ryanlol 3700 days ago
Yes, and they could've just gone to her and done it.

When the FBI served me with a subpoena they were waiting in the tube when I walked out of a plane. I'm sure they'd be capable of going even further to serve someone with a NSL.

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MacsHeadroom 3700 days ago
Well, good luck "just going to" her now that she's been tipped off.
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ryanl0l 3700 days ago
Based on my read of her blog post there was nothing stopping the FBI from doing just that while she was in the US.

It'll definitely be very easy for them to do that if she ever wants to enter the US in the future.

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MacsHeadroom 3700 days ago
Presumably the "matter of national security" has a time limit. That said, Applebaum and Snowden have seemingly managed to get comfortable enough without returning to their country of birth.
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ryanl0l 3700 days ago
It's obvious that the FBI isn't trying to serve a NSL here. If that's what they wanted to do, they'd have done it.
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