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The stored communications act prohibits companies from sharing email and similar messages without a warrant, and prohibits sharing information from remote compu
by gnopgnip 4y ago
The stored communications act prohibits companies from sharing email and similar messages without a warrant, and prohibits sharing information from remote computing services without a subpoena. This is not to say that it never happens that information is shared illegally, but the US is one of very few countries where illegally collected evidence is inadmissible, and so is "fruit of the poisonous tree", any other evidence collected based on this illegal evidence.
- uoaei 4y agoIt is possible there are secret dicta that supercede legislation, and anyway, laws are only as good as their enforcement, so there are many ways for the government to act as if that law doesn't exist and face zero pushback or repercussions. It is not in your best interest to assume good faith on the part of potentially bad actors.
- yazzku 4y agoThose laws are irrelevant, see the Snowden leaks. NSA and other agencies operate in the shadows and/or directly fund the companies mentioned above.