Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones
by mikeash on Thursday January 28, 2016 @11:41AM
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The plain English wording says that you are safe from unreasonable searches. Everything hinges on the interpretation of "reasonable," which is not a matter of "plain English" because plain English doesn't define "reasonable" with sufficient precision.
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Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones
by TrevorJ on Thursday January 28, 2016 @09:57PM
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In what world is using a damn airplane to get the location of mass numbers of people by exploiting their cell phones considered reasonable? It's ridiculous that people aren't in jail over this kind of bullshit.
Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones
by geggam on Thursday January 28, 2016 @11:48AM
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only for lawyers... its obvious the concept is to protect citizens from govt dragnets... to anyone who isnt attempting to pervert the spirit of the law
Re:California Police Used Stingrays in Planes to Spy on Phones
by mikeash on Thursday January 28, 2016 @11:54AM
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You've gone from "plain English" to "spirit of the law" which is way different.
Again, I agree with you, but this position is not something you arrive at by just reading the 4th Amendment and then understanding its words without legal context.