Steely Dan Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 Linky The Major League Baseball Players Association sued for the return of the seized results, while the government argued investigators should be able to use them since they were "in plain sight" along with the other results during the search. The appeals court's decision says such a standard for computer searches would be dangerous to everyone's privacy as protected by the Constitution's Fourth Amendment. "Seizure of, for example, Google's e-mail servers to look for a few incriminating messages could jeopardize the privacy of millions," wrote the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges. This is the right decision IMO. It seems the governments argument was that if an investigation of a computer for a specific case comes across information on another crime they can automatically use that info for a criminal charge.
DC Tom Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 What federal investigation? What crime are they investigating? Why the !@#$ are they wasting time and money on steroids in baseball????
Magox Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 What federal investigation? What crime are they investigating? Why the !@#$ are they wasting time and money on steroids in baseball???? because politics can suck. People trying to make a name for themselves
Chef Jim Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 What federal investigation? What crime are they investigating? Why the !@#$ are they wasting time and money on steroids in baseball???? Because it's the national pastime. Duh.
John Adams Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 What federal investigation? What crime are they investigating? Why the !@#$ are they wasting time and money on steroids in baseball???? In some ways, I'd rather Congress focus on baseball than some of the other issues.
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