RE: Administration Asks Appeals Court To Compel ISP Searches

["Chris Ranch" <CRanch () Affinity com>]

Looks like they want us to turn over customer info without the subpoena,
but simply with a phone call (or whatever) from an investigator.  I
would hope that would be just for specific accounts, and not the entire
customer list.  In any event, now we're going to have to at least
confirm the investigator's identity, whereas currently the sub carries
sufficient authority.

I don't think you meant to say 'without any specific criminal charges
having been filed', as subpoena'd evidence leads to charges.

Chris Ranch
Affinity Internet, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On 
> Behalf Of Jason Frisvold
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 11:53 AM
> To: Fergie (Paul Ferguson)
> Cc: nanog () merit edu
> Subject: Re: Administration Asks Appeals Court To Compel ISP Searches
>
>
> On 5/31/05, Fergie (Paul Ferguson) <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
> > Worth knowing how this all falls out, methinks.
> >
> > http://www.securitypipeline.com/163702151
>
> Am I understanding this correctly?  Are they trying to get 
> ISP's to release all customer information up front without 
> any sort of legal request?  I don't have a problem releasing 
> information asked for in a subpeona, but to turn over an 
> entire customer list without any specific criminal charges 
> having been files is a little much.
>
> Please tell me I'm misreading this...
>
> > - ferg
>
> --
> Jason 'XenoPhage' Frisvold
> XenoPhage0 () gmail com