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If you use a third party to transmit data, then yes. If it’s not literally “in the envelope” then it’s public data. Weak argument or not, that’s how the laws
by vonwoodson 6y ago
If you use a third party to transmit data, then yes.
If it’s not literally “in the envelope” then it’s public data. Weak argument or not, that’s how the laws work. Think about that very hard next time you type something into the Google search box/make a phone call/send a letter/post something on hacker news.
Oh, and it’s not the Big Bad Government that is collecting the metadata. Companies like Verizon sell this data. God bless privatization, right? And, I’ve literally heard the phrase “If we don’t buy this data, then they’ll just sell it to our adversaries.” Which I believe to be 100% true.