
“The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI believe they don’t need a search warrant to review Americans’ e-mails, Facebook chats, Twitter direct messages, and other private files, internal documents reveal. Government documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union and provided to CNET show a split over electronic privacy rights within the Obama administration, with Justice Department prosecutors and investigators privately insisting they’re not legally required to obtain search warrants for e-mail.”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57583395-38/doj-we-dont-need-warrants-for-e-mail-facebook-chats/
Related posts:
The Devolution of Financial Privacy
Hacker faces 115 years in prison after lowering customers' cable bills
Guess where the country’s highest incomes are? Think government contractors. A great map.
Arizona Man Holding Air Rifle Killed In His Own Backyard In Drug Raid
Banks' 'Uber moment': 100,000 bankers fired in 2015
OKPay To Suspend Money Services for All Bitcoin Exchanges
Mastercard Hates Bitcoins
Glenn Greenwald: Embassy closings looks like a conspiracy to silence NSA debate
Marc Emery Released from Solitary Confinement
U.S. Government Nastygram Shuts Down One-Man Bitcoin Mint
Petition To Pardon Edward Snowden Reaching 100,000 Signatures
Police assault, bind Libertarian candidate for 3.5 hours in Detroit
Capital Punishment for Traffic Violations
City Forces Homeowner To Tear Out Garden, Grow Grass She's Allergic To
Where is This Legendary Investor Putting His Money?