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Re:Google's TOS doesn't eliminate a user's Fourth Amendment ... by DragonStrength on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @04:13PM (#41999693)
The issue of course being the government then pressuring or requiring these companies to look for some sort of content as part of routine operations.
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Re:Google's TOS doesn't eliminate a user's Fourth Amendment ... by aiforecastthway on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @04:21PM (#41999796)
I agree. This is a case where the physical analogy leads us to (imo) the correct conclusion: compelling major property management companies to perform regular searches of their tenant's properties, and then to report any findings to the police, is hopefully something that most judges understand to be a clear violation of the fourth amendment.
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Re:Google's TOS doesn't eliminate a user's Fourth Amendment ... by leereeves on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @05:20PM (#42000474)
> The issue of course being the government then pressuring or requiring these companies to look for some sort of content as part of routine operations.

Was that the case here?

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Re:Google's TOS doesn't eliminate a user's Fourth Amendment ... by aiforecastthway on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @05:30PM (#42000594)
Not requiring, but certainly pressure. See https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/technology/tech-giants-is... for example. Also all of the heat Apple took over rolling back its perceptual hashing.
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