Re:Google handed over years of e-mails belonging to WikiLeak...
by malandrew on Sunday June 23, 2013 @06:29PM
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The warrant should detail the nature of the crime being investigated, the dates under which they believe a crime was committed and the range of dates that are reasonable to investigate based on the aforementioned facts.
That's reasonable. A blanket warrant impacting all emails since the beginning of time is not reasonable.
If the cant name a crime and give a date or dates then they shouldn't be asking for a warrant.
Re:Google handed over years of e-mails belonging to WikiLeak...
by breck on Sunday June 23, 2013 @05:09PM
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I think Google is doing a great job. I was offering a suggestion of one angle they could play.
Re:Google handed over years of e-mails belonging to WikiLeak...
by throwaway10001 on Sunday June 23, 2013 @05:19PM
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Google has a legal team whose full-time job is pushing back on these requests. At some point, they have to either obey the law, or go to prison themselves. Get off your high horse.
Google has a business model whose entire premise is to push the envelope on privacy and to collect as much as possible and hold it forever--to make a few extra pennies per user. Get off your high horse. Google (and FB) is /are a menace to us all, even if only because they gather so much private data about us.
It feels like some people won't be satisfied unless Google says "well, our existence has many benefits, but it also makes it slightly easier for the government to spy on people, so we're closing up shop".