Wiretapping The Internet

vantruck's Avatar
Can local LE wiretap our site and haul our ass in one at a time???

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us...ml?_r=1&emc=na
ShysterJon's Avatar
What would LE tap? The only communications I can think of that are facilitated by the site that aren't public are PMs. I guess it's conceivable a zealous cop might find a lamebrain judge to authorize taps of our PMs, but even my wild imagination finds that highly unlikely.
ck1942's Avatar
Local LE cannot easily use federal laws authorizing local wiretaps. Only federal judges have the authority to authorize.

I won't even bother trying to explain how anyone would be able to tap an entire website