In some instances, collaborators were asked to delete and destroy incriminating e-mails rather than comply with legally-binding Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
For instance, is the binding site just a rare variant, or does it contain mutations that have reduced the information so much that the protein can no longer recognise it?
Audit requirements are satisfied by including with every electronic document a separate certificate of completion and a legally binding audit trail with the identity of the signer, a time stamp, and location information.
Binding the Department of Homeland Security to ISPs and phone companies is a slippery slope and they have resisted sharing information because of the legal liabilities due to privacy violations.