Re:The NYPD sent a warrantless subpoena for a copwatcher's T...
by qingcharles on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @06:32PM
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There are two types of subpoenas in use: 1) police-issued ("administrative"); 2) court-issued ("warranted").
Having been the victim of these on many occasions, I can also see the original article seems to have things slightly twisted. The SCA gives the power to any governmental body to subpoena metadata from providers under an administrative subpoena without notice to the user. 18 U.S. Code § 2703(c)(2) I think.
It's the content of records that starts to get into constitutional areas such as 4th Amend. requirements.
Having been the victim of these on many occasions, I can also see the original article seems to have things slightly twisted. The SCA gives the power to any governmental body to subpoena metadata from providers under an administrative subpoena without notice to the user. 18 U.S. Code § 2703(c)(2) I think.
It's the content of records that starts to get into constitutional areas such as 4th Amend. requirements.