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if they can produce a warrant for this data, there's no reason why the site cannot comply. But to get the warrant must require a judge to grant it, and it must be lawful.



Lawful is an interesting term. Patriot Act was voted in and is the law of the land. It allows for NSLs and other rather controversial if not unconstitutional practices.

Warrant is not a must. This is not a movie. You would be surprised how many companies give you what you want just by calling as LEO.


> Patriot Act was voted in and was the law of the land.


You may think you are pointing out a grammar error, but I stand by the sentence as written. Nothing has changed since then.

It was voted. It is the law of the land.


A lot has changed, and a lot hasn't.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

> as of December 2020, the Patriot Act remains expired

But various portions were reauthorized under other laws.


I will admit I did miss that delopment.

Weird question.. was 314a(b) one of those reauthorized pieces? I would assume so, but I am curious.




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