America, Land of the Free(ze!), Home of the ‘Braised’: US ISP Sued For Asking Questions

An US based ISP decided to speak freely for its customers and got sued by the Department of Justice for questioning a NSL (National Security Letter). The American internet provider (its name remains unknown) scrutinized, in a legal manner, a NSL request that’s been sent by governmental authorities. Do you think that the DOJ was happy about it? Not really. Instead of investigating the legitimacy of the NSL, the Department of Justice decided to sue the ISP. It is this kind of behavior that pushes America farther from what it used to be, the land of the free

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America, Land of the Free(ze!), Home of the ‘Braised’: US ISP Sued For Asking Questions

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