TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban

Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by chrisco255 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:52AM (#24118157)

Unfortunately the FISA courts have been abused like crazy. But warrants aren't just paperwork. If you're charged with a crime but the prosecution has violated your rights, you can walk free in the U.S. You have multiple layers of appeals courts to go through if you get railroaded. The CCP is truly authoritarian and rules and laws are what they say they are. Not even remotely equivalent.

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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by DiogenesKynikos on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @05:11AM (#24118570)

Snowden revealed a FISA warrant that granted access to data on all Verizon calls. At the point that courts are granting such broad (and blatantly unconstitutional) warrants, warrants don't matter any more.

1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-reco...

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Re:TikTok to Sue U.S. over Ban by virtue3 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @04:50AM (#24118460)

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/fisa-investigation

We're trying to roll that back apparently. I don't have a lot of hope but we'll see. These politicians are all basically under fire this november so they better damnwell hustle.

Also, FWIW, companies can release FISA statements saying they've been accessed. How much of that is actually true depends on your level of paranoia.

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