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In reply to the discussion: Did Snowden offer proof that he could see every purchase crossing his computer screen? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)'probable cause', see the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution (unless you are of the opinion that the US Constitution just a 'quaint old document' of course). I called Verizon, our only available carrier here in the boondocks and asked them if they could send me a copy of the warrant that allowed them to share my 'data' with the Government so that I could look at the 'probable cause' that put me on the list of people whose 'assets' (again see the US Constitution, Amend 1V) could be confiscated.
The Rep denied that they HAD shared my 'data' with the Govt. I guess she hasn't been reading the news. I assured here that even the POTUS had verified this and perhaps someone higher up could answer my questions. She was outraged. 'We do not violate the privacy rights of our customers' she said. Well, at least she acknowledged that doing such a thing would be grossly criminal.
So, how does a 'group warrant' for millions of 'suspects' work? How do you show 'probable cause' for each of millions of suspects? Is there somewhere we can all get to see why some secret court judge looked at the 'probable cause' that made us 'suspect' so we know what it is we have done wrong?