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As they looked further, the FBI agents came across a private Gmail account that used an alias name. On further investigation, the account turned out to be Petra
by cypherpunks01 14y ago
As they looked further, the FBI agents came across a private Gmail account that used an alias name. On further investigation, the account turned out to be Petraeus's.
The FBI broke into the gmail account (or at least subpoenaed identifying information from google) before they knew whose it was. So no, it's not a non-story.
- gojomo 14y agoThat "on further investigation" could mean many things other than your presumptive interpretation that they accessed the account before they knew it was associated with Petraeus. For example, they could have suspected it was his, and then asked him for confirmation and access. At that point, he would have had to yield, due to his role, his prior agreements, and the situation (including the inevitability of access).
- cma 14y agoDoes Google actually require subpoenas?
- Evbn 14y agoYes, and Google fights them, and often wins.