VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/victory-federal-court-finally-rules-backdoor-searches-702-data-unconstitutional

the government has claimed that law enforcement agencies do not need a warrant to sift through [previously collected data]. EFF argued for over a decade that this is unconstitutional, and now a federal court agrees with us.

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YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Just in time for a government that is definitely all about following the law.

rockSlayer@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y

The truth is that this victory couldn't come at a better time. They'll try to get around it and will blatantly violate it I'm sure, but this victory is still more important than ever

Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 1y

Finally some good news!!