Re:FCC commissioner wants TikTok removed from app stores ove...
by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @05:07PM
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Google isn't the one holding the keys to the castle. Data brokers predate them by decades. The primary reason why the US has weak data protection laws is because the government doesn't want their activities to be encumbered.
https://policies.google.com/terms/information-requests
"In all cases: Issue a subpoena to compel disclosure of basic subscriber registration information and certain IP addresses
In criminal cases:
Get a court order to compel disclosure of non-content records, such as the To, From, CC, BCC, and Timestamp fields in emails
Get a search warrant to compel disclosure of the content of communications, such as email messages, documents, and photos"
Some 3rd parties require warrants. I tend to think that this is the rule rather than the exception.