"Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@xxxxxxxxx> top-posted: > Wasn't there an article or a post somewhere about an ISP that > maintained a canary web page with the statement "we haven't been > served with an NSL" and (I think) a date that was meant to be taken > down or perhaps merely not updated in such an event? In the days of Carnivore, Alexis would often be asked "Has Carnivore been installed on Panix's network?" He'd answer "no". > Cute idea, though I suppose they would also be subject to sanctions > for not maintaining it. Taking down a page might be construed as communication; failing to answer a question isn't (else it's compelled speech, and a compelled lie at that.) Seth