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Re:FBI examined Google records to see if anyone had knowledg... by unishark on Saturday September 05, 2020 @12:19AM (#24381386)
Even if it just for one person (which does appear to be what they asked for to me), asking for their entire search histories from all their devices seems like fishing. Particularly since they used it to charge him with new crimes (lying to FBI, etc) rather than the crime they were supposedly searching for.
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Re:FBI examined Google records to see if anyone had knowledg... by therealdrag0 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @02:24AM (#24381730)
Pardon m’y ignorance but isn’t that normal? If they got a warrant for your house and found new Evidence of new crimes there they’d take and use it.
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Re:FBI examined Google records to see if anyone had knowledg... by tootie on Saturday September 05, 2020 @09:32AM (#24383395)
No. That's SOP. If someone is a suspect in a serious crime, they'll search your house, your car, your office and subpoena your phone records. And this was a national security case so you know they're going all out to find every conspirator.
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