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Except there is no evidence of any fishing happening in this case.

• leeoniya 13y ago
  let's say he gave them the SSL keys. how would anyone ever prove afterwards what they did with the decrypted info? evidence of this type of official misconduct doesn't exist except through leaks which (i imagine) as far as the law is concerned is pretty far from admissible evidence.
  • res0nat0r 13y ago
    The unrelated evidence in this case (from other users) just can't be used in court, they need probable cause. In this case there is no probable cause to arrest Joe Blow for a crime, this was all about getting to Snowden.
    • leeoniya 13y ago
      i think you're missing the point. having the SSL keys would give them access to all users' decrypted data, not just Snowden's. If Joe Blow happens to have an undeclared overseas bank account at Bank Foo, with account #1234 which can be seen from decrypted emails, then the FBI can investigate this "anonymous tip" overseas with no probable-cause requirement, then arrest Joe Blow for tax evasion. the origin of the tip would not ever need to be disclosed, they will just have gained knowledge of this bank account. afterwards, they can say "we have knowledge that Joe Blow has undeclared offshore funds, let's get a warrant for his email"...and so we have an illegally gained tip, used to get legal access to his whole email account. Anonymous tips have been used to procure search warrants in specific circumstances [1], i'm sure there's no shortage of lawyers who can convince a judge, "cause 9/11!" [1] http://gambonelaw.com/dealing-with-anonymous-tips-and-confidential-informants/ http://gambonelaw.com/dealing-with-anonymous-tips-and-confid...