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Court: Homeland Security Must Disclose 'Internet Kill Switch'

Posted by timothy on from the aw-do-I-have-ta? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must disclose its plans for a so-called Internet 'kill switch,' a federal court ruled on Tuesday. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the agency's arguments that its protocols surrounding an Internet kill switch were exempt from public disclosure and ordered the agency to release the records in 30 days. However, the court left the door open for the agency to appeal the ruling."

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  1. Re:Why always a back door by Tango42 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think prejudice refers to whether or not you can make the claims again. If a claim is dismissed because it is without merit, it will usually be with prejudice, meaning any future claim on that point will be consisted pre-judged and dismissed. If a claim is dismissed due to some procedural issue, it may be without prejudice so you can try again later.

    Whether or not you have leave to appeal is separate.

  2. Re:First po by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    it was almost clever but the title should have been complete