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FBI Rejects Freedom of Information Act Request About Carrier IQ

Posted by Soulskill on from the let's-jump-to-conclusions dept.

bonch writes with news that website Muckrock recently sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the FBI asking for "manuals, documents or other written guidance used to access or analyze data gathered by programs developed or deployed by Carrier IQ." The Bureau has now responded with a rejection of the request, claiming an exemption applies because such documents "could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings." While many have been quick to assume the worst, the Muckrock article says it's unclear "whether the FBI used Carrier IQ's software to in its own investigations, whether it is currently investigating Carrier IQ, or whether it is some combination of both - not unlikely given the recent uproar over the practice coupled with the U.S. intelligence communities reliance on third-party vendors."

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  1. I'm stunned by mr1911 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A government agency does not want to hand over information that may link it to abusing its power. I've never heard of such a thing. Maybe Eric Holder is advising them as to handle the situation.

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    1. Re:I'm stunned by snowgirl · · Score: 5, Insightful

      A government agency does not want to hand over information that may link it to abusing its power. I've never heard of such a thing. Maybe Eric Holder is advising them as to handle the situation.

      ... or your government might not want to hand over information that it is investigating a criminal act by a corporation.

      If you filed a FOIA request for Maddof's case while they were building it, they would have denied that one, too, but not because they were abusing their power.

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    2. Re:I'm stunned by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Good thing we elected Obama to stop this shit.

      Note to future voters: look at actions, not words.

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  2. Stallman Was Right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "It was also possible to bypass the copyright monitors by installing a modified system kernel. Dan would eventually find out about the free kernels, even entire free operating systems, that had existed around the turn of the century. But not only were they illegal, like debuggers—you could not install one if you had one, without knowing your computer's root password. And neither the FBI nor Microsoft Support would tell you that." - The Right to Read