What types of transactional information may be obtained by an NSL?
• subscriber information; • toll billing records; • Internet service provider (ISP) login records; • electronic communication transaction records; • financial records; • money transfers; • credit records; and • other consumer identifying information. How are NSLs certified? All NSLs require a certification that the records sought are relevant to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities and that an investigation of a US person is not conducted solely on the basis of First Amendment activities. Can a provider challenge an NSL? Yes. All recipients have the right to challenge, in U.S. District Court, a NSL for which the recipient believes compliance would be either “unreasonable, oppressive, or otherwise.” The recipient may also challenge, in U.S. District Court, any applicable nondisclosure provisions. In other words, unless the Court finds certification in bad faith, the law leaves these determinations regarding U.S. na
