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FISA Orders

Orders issued under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which DuckDuckGo claims it cannot fulfill due to its privacy-by-design approach.

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Jan 15, 2026
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What differences in privacy risk arise from VPN jurisdiction (Switzerland vs. US/EU)?

Switzerland historically offered stronger legal insulation for VPNs—outside Five/Nine/Fourteen Eyes and with constitutional privacy traditions—giving providers and users meaningful legal cover versus ...

Jan 30, 2026
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How do scholars evaluate Obama's use of executive orders and surveillance programs?

Scholars broadly judge ’s use of executive orders and surveillance authorities as a study in contradiction: praised for modest transparency reforms and restraint in executive-order frequency, but crit...

Jan 9, 2026
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What legal processes does DuckDuckGo follow when it receives a National Security Letter or FISA order?

DuckDuckGo says it designs its services so it does not collect or retain search or browsing histories tied to individual users and therefore cannot produce such records in response to legal demands li...

Feb 2, 2026

What concrete evidence would be required to substantiate claims a U.S. president was 'compromised' by a foreign intelligence service?

To prove that president is "compromised" by a foreign intelligence service requires concrete, multilayered evidence linking a foreign actor’s intelligence activity to the president’s actions, communic...

Jan 6, 2026

does apple allow any governments to access data for Apple users?

Apple says it does not give governments direct, backdoor access to its servers or build master keys into its products , yet the company regularly responds to lawful government and law-enforcement requ...