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Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by alexfromapex on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:35PM (#21997671)
I mean as far as privacy is concerned. They were able to request all text messages, documents, location data, voicemails without any stipulation that they were relevant to the case.
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Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by ceejayoz on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:42PM (#21997698)
Well, yeah. They have to go through them to determine if they're relevant. Same reason a physical search warrant will let the cops seize a vaguely defined bunch of stuff from your house.

In particularly sensitive cases, the judge may appoint an official to be a go-between between the evidence and the prosecution. For example: https://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/04/26/special-master-evidenc...

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Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:54PM (#21997783)
The court order is the determination that the information has enough probability of being relevant that it needs to be turned over to be reviewed.
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