Re:Justice Dept. defends secret rulings in new spy court filing
by fnordfnordfnord on Monday July 08, 2013 @08:36PM
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>with regards to foreign affairs and war.
And if the NSA could confine themselves to foreign affairs and war, I expect a lot more people would be willing to give them a pass. But instead, what we're seeing instead is that information obtained under the auspices of "foreign affairs and war" is being shared and used both domestically, and internationally; and in cases that are clearly beyond the scope of "foreign affairs and war"
>It's not at all controversial, legally, for the NSA to assert that 4th amendment protections do not apply to communications that cross the border.
Maybe not, but it is definitely illegal for CBP to search electronic devices without reasonable suspicion; so as long as were here, we may have a good look at that as well.
And if the NSA could confine themselves to foreign affairs and war, I expect a lot more people would be willing to give them a pass. But instead, what we're seeing instead is that information obtained under the auspices of "foreign affairs and war" is being shared and used both domestically, and internationally; and in cases that are clearly beyond the scope of "foreign affairs and war"
>It's not at all controversial, legally, for the NSA to assert that 4th amendment protections do not apply to communications that cross the border.
Maybe not, but it is definitely illegal for CBP to search electronic devices without reasonable suspicion; so as long as were here, we may have a good look at that as well.