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They had documents held by third parties that pertained to your commercial activities. Looking at them required a warrant.
by ch4s3 4y ago
They had documents held by third parties that pertained to your commercial activities. Looking at them required a warrant.
- j33zusjuice 4y agoExactly. This isn’t new, this is just further abstracted. When we consider what these things are analogous to, then, yes, they should require a warrant. Should the government be allowed to intercept your mail, make an exact replica, and send the original to the intended recipient? Obviously not. The same, therefore, applies to packets. Should LE be allowed to look at all the recipients of your snail mail without a warrant? Absolutely not. They, therefore, should not be allowed to read your call logs. It’s basically the same.
- jfengel 4y agoAs far as I can tell, they are allowed to read envelopes without a warrant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_cover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_cover