14.02.2014 - 14:24 [ Techdirt ]

FISC Judge Reggie Walton Hesitantly Amends Latest Section 215 Order To Conform With Presidential Directive

That order has now been amended due to the January 17th presidential directive issued in conjunction with the administration‘s NSA reforms. The amended order, written by outgoing FISC judge Reggie Walton, makes the changes requested (two hops instead of three, RAS selectors approved by a FISC judge) and provides some more background on the NSA‘s minimization techniques.