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I doubt it. We're already all paying for that to be conducted on everyone in the country.
by r_smart 10y ago
I doubt it. We're already all paying for that to be conducted on everyone in the country.
- afarrell 10y agoBy a totally different entity who is going to avoid submitting its data into court records.
- r_smart 10y agoIsn't the FBI also conducting similar kinds of surveillance activities as the NSA, though not as broad in scope?
- afarrell 10y agoHere is an introduction to the 4th amendment law surrounding wiretapping, drawn by a New York defense attorney: http://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=1704 http://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=1704 Note that it assumes that an investigation is being conducted for the purpose of submitting evidence to a court.
- r_smart 10y agoSorry, I seem to have misunderstood a crucial part of what you were saying, which is: using the data as evidence in court. I also dug around to see if the FBI has any surveillance apparatus like what the NSA is doing and didn't come up with anything credible in the few minutes I looked. They appear capable, but, as of yet, have not started that anyone knows of.