Google six months received United States Government nearly 500 requests for data the secret letter: open 8-Google, United States Government-IT information

Today, Google announced the 8 national security secret letter from the FBI (National Security Letters), asked Google to provide some information for a specific account. 8 secret time span from 2010 to 2015, the format is almost the same. There are several secret letter requested a screening of some user accounts and lists the time zone, but does not provide evidence of these accounts are suspected of violating.

Initially, Google's content was against the release of the secret letter, but this restriction was cancelled soon after. Google also announced the cancellation of "restraining orders" ("gag order") letter. Earlier this year, Google for the first time to decrypt the letters.

In most cases, the FBI requests is limited to a specific account's name, address, and registration time, but there are also two secret letter requesting electronic transaction records of suspected accounts. 2010 secret letter request for suspected account login IP address, but are not required to provide the email content. 8 secret letter is issued pursuant to Presidential Decree 12,333th, the President is authorized to monitor a number of network accounts.

Recently, the United States freedom of Information Act Guide to classification made the adjustment, the Ministry of Justice on the existing national security secret letter undertook a comprehensive audit. According to the new guidelines, a large amount of data needs to be decrypted, Google disclosed the contents included. Google announced the 8 secret letter is being declassified in the last 6 months.

Earlier this month, the nonprofit Internet Archive also released a national security secret letter, but did a lot of deletions.

Clearly, Google received national security secret letter and more than 8, estimate other secret letter due to the "restraining order" cannot be published. Google said in its report, the company within six months of receiving a similar amount of cryptographic function will not exceed 500, but disclosure is limited to the contents of the.

Google legal officer Richard? Salgado (Richard Salgado), said: "we are prepared to release information against national security secret correspondence right to significantly expand the scope of the access to information legislation. ”

谷歌半年收到美国政府近500份索要数据密函：公开8份 - 谷歌,美政府 - IT资讯

今天，谷歌公布了来自FBI的8份国家安全密函（National Security Letters），要求谷歌提供一些特定帐户的信息。这8份密函时间跨度从2010年到2015年，格式几乎相同。有几份密函要求对一些用户账号进行甄别，并列出了时间区段，但并未提供这些帐户涉嫌违法的相关证据。

最初，谷歌被禁止公布这些安全密函的内容，但这一限制不久以后就被取消了。谷歌同时也公布了取消“言论禁止令”（“gag order”）的信函。今年年初，谷歌首次对上述函件进行解密。

在大多数情况下，FBI要求提供的内容仅限于特定帐户的姓名、地址以及注册时间，但也有两份密函要求提供嫌疑帐户的电子交易纪录。2010年的密函要求提供嫌疑帐户的登录IP地址，但并没有要求提供电邮内容。这8份密函都是依据第12333号总统令而发出的，该总统令授权对相当数量的网络帐户进行监控。

近期，美国自由法案分类指南做出了调整，司法部对现存的国家安全密函进行了全面的审核。依据新指南，大量数据需要解密，谷歌披露的内容就包括其中。谷歌公布了这8份密函都是在过去的6个月内陆续解密的。

本月初，非盈利组织Internet Archive也公布了一些国家安全密函，但是进行了大量删减。

显然，谷歌收到的国家安全密函并不止这8份，估计其它密函碍于“言论禁止令”而不能公布。谷歌在其透明报告中称，公司在半年内收到的类似密函数量不会超过500份，而且能披露的内容也仅限于此。

谷歌法务主管理查德?萨尔加多(Richard Salgado)称：“我们会顺应形势公布相关信息，反对通过国家安全密函授权显著扩大获取信息范围的立法。”