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>I am positive the FBI has been actively soaking in this information along with the Internet Warriors, but this is how they are going to officially track down.
by sb057 6y ago
>I am positive the FBI has been actively soaking in this information along with the Internet Warriors, but this is how they are going to officially track down.
Would that not be massively unconstitutional? Surely law enforcement isn't allowed to use illegally-obtained records?
- eyelidlessness 6y agoOh, I see you’ve never heard of the FBI.
- swivelmaster 6y agoFBI has taken over dark web porn sites (I shouldn't have to explain what that means) and used them as honeypots for months before making arrests. It's a pretty common tactic.
- DaiPlusPlus 6y agoYes and no. It's inadmissable in court, but that data can be legally used as tips, leads and to inform an investigation for more legal data collection avenues: it's called Parallel Construction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction An example would be a police tip phone-number: it's all hearsay (unless it's a confession) and largely cannot be admitted into court directly, but it definitely leads to collecting solid evidence later on by investigators who can get warrants.
- Gibbon1 6y agoThe FBI doesn't just up and tell people when it gets a warrant. They only have to disclose if they prosecute. And even then often not. At this point were in national security letter territory.
- imperio59 6y agoThere's a difference between allowed to use to investigate and allowed to use in court as valid evidence if it was not properly acquired with a valid warrant. The issue is that 97% of all federal court cases are settled before trial and never reach that stage because people often admit guilt and take a plea deal and don't know their own rights. Also relevant: https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE
- maxfan8 6y agoUnrelated, but the fruit of the poison tree doctrine (which you are citing) has exceptions, like the good-faith exception.
- dehrmann 6y agoDefinitely not if they were the ones who obtained them. I can't remember what happens if a third party obtains them illegally and provides them to law enforcement.