Feds Want 15 Full Google, Microsoft And Yahoo Email Accounts -- Judge Says No Way

Minimalist · Jul 18, 2017

Some judges really do stand up for individuals' online privacy.

In Alabama, a court just rejected a government request for access to 15 full email accounts held by Google, Microsoft and Yahoo as part of an identity theft and tax fraud investigation. The reasons were simple: the government was asking for so much data it would have infringed significantly on people's privacy. In sum, the judge said the government's request amounted to a "substantial jeopardy to the Fourth Amendment rights of the users of the email accounts."

Though the July 14 order was made by a magistrate judge and won't have any legal standing, it marks a rare example of a court making a big pro-Fourth Amendment statement and blocking government access to complete Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo accounts. The feds were also asking for access to full 1 & 1 Media accounts.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...crosoft-emails-and-is-denied-for-privacy-sake

TairikuOkami · Jul 18, 2017

Protecting emails of an identity theft's criminal, someone who has stolen emails accounts, that is almost laughable, almost.

RockLobster · Jul 18, 2017

I agree with the judge, that is a request for a massive over seizure.

"Do three possibly incriminating emails spaced over five minutes one morning in 2017, supposedly in furtherance of an identity theft scheme beginning in 2015, justify the wholesale disclosure and unfettered inspection and retention of every email ever sent or received by that email account, no matter how many years prior to 2017 or 2015 such emails might have originated?"
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Marina Medvin, of Medvin Law, said she wasn't surprised the cops were asking for such broad access. "What we have seen throughout our country in the past few years has been a judicial abdication of constitutional requirements with respect to issuance of search warrants. This attempt is simply a reflection of modern ruling," she said. "This judge is reeling the police back in, saying the Constitution is still the law of the land. I applaud him."
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zapjb · Jul 18, 2017

If this is the Gov. not gov. (as in local) they already have access. Maybe it's just about using the info legally in court.

boredog · Jul 18, 2017

The feds were also asking for access to full 1 & 1 Media accounts.

This statement means federal not local government.

zapjb · Jul 18, 2017

Then it's just a show then to pat us all on the head like children.

mirimir · Jul 18, 2017

The chances are that investigators already have data from the NSA. This is just to get evidence that they can use in court. Parallel construction.

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