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No... Government asks nicely, and business decides whether being a known narc will kill their business prospects, then either hand over the data, or ask the Gov
by salawat 5y ago
No... Government asks nicely, and business decides whether being a known narc will kill their business prospects, then either hand over the data, or ask the Government to pretty please get a warrant so they have an excuse.
Let's be realistic here.
- jkhdigital 5y agoAnd it's still a violation of the 4th amendment. Now, whether the fact that the violation occurred is surfaced in court, and successfully used to exonerate a defendant, is where the problems occur.
- salawat 5y agoIt is not a violation. Third Party Doctrine. You waive 4th Amendment once you share something with someone else. This is the same legal phenomena that pretty much guarantees LE will get access to card based financial activity, and telephone metadata. They'll need a warrant for a wiretap, but tracing contact graph has been open season for as long as I've been around.