• @NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    -68 months ago

    Correct and it is not illegal. It is an invasion of privacy but the law doesn’t prohibit that. Amendment 4 covers the Government doing it without the permission of the person who controls the information. It refers to “can the Government bust in or sneak in to get info”, not “can the Government make clandestine deals to buy info for surveillance purposes”.

    • @JeffKerman1999
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      58 months ago

      Maybe it’s a loophole to help some friend’s ailing company with federal money