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Google will charge for law enforcement record requests

As stated in that NYTimes article,

Google has begun charging government and law enforcement agencies for legal requests.
...
Google’s fees range from $45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant, according to a notice sent to law enforcement officials and reviewed by The New York Times. The notice also included fees for other legal requests.

What if all major ISPs, or even small ones, would start doing the same? Would it be lawful for providers to charge government authorities for each request?

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Comments

  • xaocxaoc Member
    edited January 2020

    Section 2706 (18 U.S.C. § 2706) of SCA addresses cost reimbursement such that a government entity obtaining communications and records under 2702,2703, or 2704 of the title should pay the party providing the information for incurred costs. The amount should be mutually agreed upon.

    Everyone can(and should) get reimbursed apparently.

  • @AMXRT said:
    As stated in that NYTimes article,

    Google has begun charging government and law enforcement agencies for legal requests.
    ...
    Google’s fees range from $45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant, according to a notice sent to law enforcement officials and reviewed by The New York Times. The notice also included fees for other legal requests.

    What if all major ISPs, or even small ones, would start doing the same? Would it be lawful for providers to charge government authorities for each request?

    There's always been these fees, I think Google is now just charging them instead of letting it go. It's typical to get some admin costs, but it really costs the business much more. Ie, 1 lawyer hour blows those fees away and much more.

  • @TimboJones said:

    @AMXRT said:
    As stated in that NYTimes article,

    Google has begun charging government and law enforcement agencies for legal requests.
    ...
    Google’s fees range from $45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant, according to a notice sent to law enforcement officials and reviewed by The New York Times. The notice also included fees for other legal requests.

    What if all major ISPs, or even small ones, would start doing the same? Would it be lawful for providers to charge government authorities for each request?

    There's always been these fees, I think Google is now just charging them instead of letting it go. It's typical to get some admin costs, but it really costs the business much more. Ie, 1 lawyer hour blows those fees away and much more.

    I suppose they're having an automated process for this and considering the cost for developing it won't take too long until the average costs drop below a couple dollars imo.

  • @webcraft said:

    @TimboJones said:

    @AMXRT said:
    As stated in that NYTimes article,

    Google has begun charging government and law enforcement agencies for legal requests.
    ...
    Google’s fees range from $45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant, according to a notice sent to law enforcement officials and reviewed by The New York Times. The notice also included fees for other legal requests.

    What if all major ISPs, or even small ones, would start doing the same? Would it be lawful for providers to charge government authorities for each request?

    There's always been these fees, I think Google is now just charging them instead of letting it go. It's typical to get some admin costs, but it really costs the business much more. Ie, 1 lawyer hour blows those fees away and much more.

    I suppose they're having an automated process for this and considering the cost for developing it won't take too long until the average costs drop below a couple dollars imo.

    Automated legal responses sound like a bad idea.

    Thanked by 1TimboJones
  • Uhm. What does wiretap mean in Google context exactly?

  • FHRFHR Member, Host Rep
    edited January 2020

    @MadRabbit said:
    Uhm. What does wiretap mean in Google context exactly?

    Google is an ISP and telco provider - Google Fiber and Google Fi. It means exactly what it says.

  • @FHR said:

    @MadRabbit said:
    Uhm. What does wiretap mean in Google context exactly?

    Google is an ISP and telco provider - Google Fiber and Google Fi. It means exactly what it says.

    Ah yes. I forgot about that part. Sorry.

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