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“In child pornography or child sexual exploitation investigations, judges should be able to approve online data request gag orders for up to one year and assume that notice would likely cause harm without writing the usual detailed explanation.”
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“Government agencies should have to show a judge the actual online data request, explain why telling the user would likely cause harm, keep any gag order no broader than needed, and return to court if the reasons for secrecy change.”
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“Most gag orders that stop online services from telling users about government data requests should last no more than 90 days at a time unless a judge renews them.”
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“After an online data request gag order ends, the government should quickly tell the affected user what happened, let the user ask what information was shared, say in writing if nothing was shared, and get a judge's approval before blacking out details to protect an investigation.”
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“Online services should be able to ask a court to change or cancel improper gag orders, appeal the decision, and usually pause handing over the user's data while the challenge is pending unless a judge allows the government to proceed.”
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“When an online service receives a gagged data request, it should get the actual warrant, order, or subpoena; be allowed to tell needed staff, lawyers, or judge-approved people; tell those people they must keep it secret too; and not be made responsible for reminding the government when the gag order ends?”
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“The Justice Department should publish yearly public totals on how online data request gag orders and delayed-notice tools are used, including district-level numbers, cases involving news media or First Amendment activity, related arrests and convictions, and how the numbers were counted, while protecting national security information.”
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