Google allowing government
to read your e-mails, chats, blogs without warrant or probable clause
Godfather Politics – Giacomo
– 2/23/2013
Fourth Amendment:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,
and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be seized.
With 425
million Gmail subscribers, Google claims to be the largest email provider
in the world. They also provide telephone service through Google Voice,
document storage through Google
Drive
Did you know that Google
saves and archives every form of communication that used any of their
services? That even includes any corporate clients.
Google reports that they had
13,753 requests from local, state and federal government agencies to access and
read your communications? The request involved 31,072 users.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986? is actually a combination of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Stored Wire Electronic Communications Act. Passed by a Republican controlled Senate and Democratic controlled House, the Act was signed into law by Republican President Ronald Reagan. Basically, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 states that all email that has been opened and stored remotely and not on the hard drive of a computer, may be accessed without warrant. Of the 13,753 requests from local, state and federal governments in 2012, Google says that most of them were granted, even though a large number did not have search warrants.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986? is actually a combination of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Stored Wire Electronic Communications Act. Passed by a Republican controlled Senate and Democratic controlled House, the Act was signed into law by Republican President Ronald Reagan. Basically, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 states that all email that has been opened and stored remotely and not on the hard drive of a computer, may be accessed without warrant. Of the 13,753 requests from local, state and federal governments in 2012, Google says that most of them were granted, even though a large number did not have search warrants.
Therefore, be warned that if
you use any of Google’s services and you don’t want the government knowing what
you are saying or doing, then find another means of communication.
However, that other means is probably in the same boat Google is, so best to
talk face-to-face or not all if you are concerned about anyone else knowing.
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