Right. I understand the legality of it, however I was more referring to the moral case. Since a court order has to be argued for, it should also hold true that

Right. I understand the legality of it, however I was more referring to the moral case. Since a court order has to be argued for, it should also hold true that a search of an electronic data store would also require more than just plain-sight standards, especially given a scrap of paper in my pocket feels to me not 'plain sight' equivalent to a text message on a phone, or an email on my computer. I think this is just one more instance of our collective false understanding in the legal system as to how data, electronics and the like truly work - and we're going to have to wait it out longer before this stuff is all better represented.