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I think you are correct in your interpretation of what the US judges and founding fathers had in mind for warrants over the course of the past 200 years. Howeve

by SCHiM 11y ago

I think you are correct in your interpretation of what the US judges and founding fathers had in mind for warrants over the course of the past 200 years. However computer networks haven't been around for 200 years, and they do change the circumstances somewhat. The warrant in question might have a vague list of targets, but in practise it applies to any and all people that connect to these services. And it's not like you can stumble upon them by googling...

dawnbreez 11y ago
The issue isn't that the warrant did what it was supposed to do. It's that you can issue such a warrant and target massive numbers of people regardless of whether or not you specifically suspect them. The point of the warrant system is to prevent LEOs from searching (you|your property) without knowing what you supposedly did. The warrant issued here allows arbitrary attacks against arbitrary targets, and that's not good, regardless of technology.