U.S. Gov Obtains Secret Court Order for Email Data of WikiLeaks Volunteer

xmaspoo · Oct 10, 2011

U.S. Government Obtains Secret Court Order For Email Data Of WikiLeaks Volunteer | Fox News

The U.S. government obtained a controversial type of secret court order to force Google Inc. and small internet provider Sonic.net Inc. to turn over information from the email accounts of a WikiLeaks volunteer. Sonic said it fought the government's order and lost, and was forced to turn over information. Challenging the order was "rather expensive, but we felt it was the right thing to do," said Sonic's chief executive, Dane Jasper.

The government's request included the email addresses of people volunteer Jacob Appelbaum corresponded with over the past two years, but not the full emails, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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The court clashes in the WikiLeaks case provide a rare public window into the growing debate over a federal law that lets the government secretly obtain information from people's email and cell phones without a search warrant. Several court decisions have questioned whether the law, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, violates the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
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And just what exactly is a "Secret court order"? This is getting out of hand, still think our government hasn't overstepped it's constitutional authority?

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iCremateCanabis · Oct 10, 2011

hmmmm...is the person being investigated for a crime?

looks legit, judge signed off on it, they won the case in court, but was there probable cause?

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