What would the practical, legitimate problems for the gov't be if FISA Court abolished & judges approve surveillance requests in camera?
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Replying to @attackerman
@attackerman Timing. Finding judges w/technical knowledge (tho if FISC judges have knowledge should have greater oversight).1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel What "technical expertise" do we know the FISA Court judges currently have? Could they pick a better VPN client for me, etc?2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @attackerman
@attackerman Nope. BUt they know what minimization is, they know how NSA pulls from switches, they know what packets are.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel is there any reason to believe any federal judge (which is what they are) couldn't quickly master that level of tech detail?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @attackerman
@attackerman@emptywheel At least FISC is a specialized docket (e.g, as fed. cir is for patents), so there's some opportunity for expertise.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mattblaze
@mattblaze Tho if we're gonna claim FISC judges (or staff) have expertise then govt claims they're not competent false@attackerman1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@attackerman I think I missed the context. But it's not like fed courts have a stellar record of dealing expertly with new tech.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mattblaze
@mattblaze Govt used same arg in 2007 or 08 to successfully defeat giving FISC real oversight of minimization implementation.@attackerman1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@attackerman Competent in the sense of expertise or jurisdiction?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@mattblaze They've become combined, IMO. W/minimization it was definitely tech expertise. @attackerman
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