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DOJ Asks Court To Keep Secret Google / NSA Partnership

Posted by timothy on from the can-neither-confirm-nor-deny dept.

SonicSpike writes "The Justice Department is defending the government's refusal to discuss — or even acknowledge the existence of — any cooperative research and development agreement between Google and the National Security Agency. The Washington based advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center sued in federal district court here to obtain documents about any such agreement between the Internet search giant and the security agency. The NSA responded to the suit with a so-called 'Glomar' response in which the agency said it could neither confirm nor deny whether any responsive records exist. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington sided with the government last July."

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  1. China issues similar statement by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    China can neither confirm or deny that the U.S. contracting out almost all its intelligence work now to third-party private contractors like Google, Stratfor, etc. makes it a lot easier to steal classified intelligence and code from you dumb yankees.

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    1. Re:China issues similar statement by synapse7 · · Score: 5, Funny

      No way, I believe Googles security would be substantially better than any government system, right?

    2. Re:China issues similar statement by NatasRevol · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's not what you said in your last email...

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  2. No Such Agency by The+Grim+Reefer · · Score: 5, Funny

    The NSA responded to the suit with a so-called 'Glomar' response in which the agency said it could neither confirm nor deny whether any responsive records exist.

    The NSA Representative then followed up that they could neither confirm nor deny the existence of the NSA as well. The reporters counter question was, "So you're saying that there may, or may not be an arrangement between Google and an agency that may or may not exist?" To which the NSA representative simply replied, "I'm not saying anything." And then promptly morphed into a bubble which shrank out of existence over a three second period of time and vanished with a small pop.

  3. Re:X by Phrogman · · Score: 4, Funny

    The first rule about X is never talk about X :)

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  4. Re:X by Noughmad · · Score: 4, Funny

    And you tell me this now after I've spent all my school years finding it?

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  5. Re:No sex in the champagne room by Americano · · Score: 3, Funny

    If he's wrong that you can't have privacy on the internet... does that mean he's wrong about sex in the champagne room?

    Because I swear, that stripper was TOTALLY digging me... she even asked to see me again at the club sometime!

  6. Re:Who really cares? by Dogbertius · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is correct sir!

    http://www.theonion.com/video/cias-facebook-program-dramatically-cut-agencys-cos,19753/

    The Facebook program was FOUNDED by the CIA. Sheesh!!!