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The US Constitution protects a person's "papers and effects" from unwarranted search and seizure. "Papers" is a legal term for data file.
by Evbn 14y ago
The US Constitution protects a person's "papers and effects" from unwarranted search and seizure. "Papers" is a legal term for data file.
- rayiner 14y agoThe term is "unreasonable search and seizure" and it is not considered unreasonable to search documents that someone voluntarily gave to a third party (e.g. a cloud hosting provider) with that third party's consent.
- dthunt 14y agoI think it depends on the legal agreements between the parties. Many hosting and service contracts make an effort to preserve an expectation of privacy.