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Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by Dylan16807 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:23PM (#21997952)
> State has a duty to prosecute law breakers. This is a load bearing wall of civil society. Everywhere.

That doesn't mean there should be enormous databases of everything people do for the state to access at will.

Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by dx87 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @09:55PM (#21998128)
What does that have to do with the case being discussed? A judge issued search warrants for information that Google has. Your hyperbole about the government being able to access anyone's information whenever they want isn't helpful to a conversation about privacy.
Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by wolco on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:08PM (#21998202)
At anytime a judge could order your information and put a secret gag order. A valid concern. The government seizes domains they deem possible copyright infringement. One judge order could open the floodgates.
Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by greenyoda on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @11:27PM (#21998569)
> At anytime a judge could order your information

For a judge to issue a warrant, a prosecutor or cop has to swear that they have probable cause to believe that you've committed a specific crime. Judges can't just write warrants arbitrarily. (Of course, this process can be abused, but it's still pretty far from a judge being able to authorize pulling the data of random people.)

The Fourth Amendment says: "... no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by wolco on Thursday January 09, 2020 @12:58AM (#21998888)
Why makes probable cause against you in some direct or indirect way?

  You worked here and had access to x
  you fit a profile or someone you know
  you are an enemy of the state
No one needs to break an oath.
Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by Dylan16807 on Thursday January 09, 2020 @03:10AM (#21999388)
There's lots of stuff that nobody should be able to access. Especially things that never should have been stored in the first place.

It's bad that one signature from a judge can unlock all of that.

Re:Judge orders Google to turn over a full year of actor’s data by LoSboccacc on Thursday January 09, 2020 @05:31AM (#22000027)
they didn't access at will but with a warrant, there's a foundamental difference in that, which is the warrant process's guarantee oversight against abuse

beside, it's not a case of the state tracking persons unwittingly, it's persons willingly giving up their data to private companies.