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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. What?????? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Silly me........and there I thought with Obama and Holder running things we'd have unicorns prancing down Main Street with rainbows shining out their butts.