[acomar]

> How do we know it's automatic without knowing the quality of each request?

what purpose does the filter serve if it allows virtually all requests through? your response amounts to "trust the FBI, they don't need oversight".

> I think the FBI understands the process and doesn't send flimsy requests in the first place.

I would love to see your evidence for this.

> If it's a rubber stamp, why are any rejected?

because those requests were egregiously bad?

warrant approval is bad across the board, even when the requests are public[1]. what reason do we have to assume they're better when they're sealed? "the FBI is self-regulating" doesn't pass muster when we can see the warrant requests they put forward and get approved when the details are public.

[1]: https://www.popehat.com/2014/07/15/warrants-bulwark-of-liber...