Posted on Jul 2, 2015
Cyber surveillance! Under the 2001 Patriot Act, law enforcement does not need probable cause to access your communications records. Can we?
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Cyber surveillance: Under the 2001 USA Patriot Act, law enforcement officials do not need probable cause, in order to access communications records, credit cards, bank numbers and stored emails held by third parties. They only need reasonable suspicion that the information they are accessing is part of criminal activities. Under this, officers are authorized a court order to access the communication information. Only certain information can be accessed under this act (such as names, addresses, and phone numbers, etc.). Probable cause is needed for more detailed information because a warrant is required to access additional information. Generally, law enforcement is not required to notify the suspect. Can you please consent to monitoring without probable cause?
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