"Or how Riana Pfefferkorn, a Stanford University professor put it: “There is a body of secret law that we simply can't see.” Pfefferkorn, also with the help of the EFF, sued in federal court in Central California to unseal a case that involved the federal government trying to force Facebook to secretly hand over Facebook Messenger conversations. Facebook wouldn’t, and according to Pfefferkorn, an expert in surveillance and cybersecurity, couldn’t, so the federal government sued. The request to access those court records remains pending."
- Date Published:01/17/2019
- Original Publication:The Stranger