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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by digitalneal on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @09:35AM (#9374073)
Its before my morning coffee so maybe I am missing the reason but why can't it be indexed by Canadians? Is it because its an American case and they are only permitted to hold potential evidence, not assist in the investigation?
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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by trevelyan on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @11:30AM (#9374979)
More to the point, why didn't the original warrant specify what data they were looking for? Finding out what files exist on a server is technically easy.

If the authorities don't know what constitutes incriminating evidence it raises serious questions about why the warrant was issued in the first place.

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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by digitalneal on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @01:12PM (#9375730)
So in many ways, this may be more of a 'fishing trip' thru the data than an actual indexing.
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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by phire on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:21AM (#9374415)
The US government is willing to pay for the US clean team (maybe they are already on the payroll). They aren't willing to pay for Canadian experts.
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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by rmc on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:25AM (#9374462)
Maybe they want to grab more data than they are allowed.
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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by hydrogen18 on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:11AM (#9374342)
I don't think you'll find many Canadians that will gratuitously invade the privacy of others for the benefit for the US government.
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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by frandroid on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @12:34PM (#9375444)
Don't worry, we're just as crooked as Americans.
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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by RankingMember on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:37AM (#9374554)
Customs won't clear the large quantity of Tim Horton's products required to do the job. :P
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Re:Kim Dotcom Megaupload case falters over sharing Canadian ... by MrBoomixer on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @09:51AM (#9374196)
I'd also like to know more on this.
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