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Re:Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7B by jolux on Friday August 05, 2022 @11:15AM (#32357328)
If US law enforcement is your adversary you’re already fucked. All US companies are subject to subpoena.
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Re:Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7B by kolanos on Friday August 05, 2022 @12:30PM (#32358410)
A subpoena needs to be signed off by a judge. And there is an appeals process.
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Re:Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7B by bbarnett on Friday August 05, 2022 @11:20AM (#32357415)
Asking for data, and getting it without warrant, is golden.

This is legal for the FBI. An illegal wiretap is not.

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