Court Upholds Warrantless Internet Snooping

amigoro writes to let us know about an appeals court ruling on Friday that holds that federal agents can snoop on an individual's web surfing, email and all other forms of Internet communication habits without a warrant. The court found recording this kind of information to be analogous to the use of a pen register. In 1979 the Supreme Court ruled that this technique did not constitute a search for Fourth Amendment purposes.

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Ninth Circuit

[Anonymous Coward]

Circuit Courts of Appeals only have jurisdiction over cases arising in their proper Circuit. This decision is not applicable anywhere but the Ninth Circuit.

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Editors, please.