This is the first time it’s been made public that a company refused to comply with the government’s directives requiring it to turn over users’ private data under Section 702. The company’s challenge appears to have been tied to an “expansion” of Section 702 surveillance, though the details of that expanded surveillance remain redacted in the opinion. Despite the company’s arguments that the surveillance was unlawful, the FISC ultimately ordered the provider to comply with the directives.
