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Obama Wants Computer Privacy Ruling Overturned

schwit1 writes "The Obama administration is seeking to reverse a federal appeals court decision that dramatically narrows the government’s search-and-seizure powers in the digital age. Solicitor General Elena Kagan and Justice Department officials are asking the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its August ruling that federal prosecutors went too far when seizing 104 professional baseball players’ drug results when they had a warrant for just 10. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

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  1. FP!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    In before "Bush III"...oh, crap, beaten by the summary.

  2. Pay closer attention. by MindlessAutomata · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pay attention closer next time. Obama wasn't saying "change", he was saying "chains."

  3. Re:So he's a politician by Sanat · · Score: 1, Funny

    Who is John Galt?

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  4. transparency as advertised by hort_wort · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hasn't he been saying that he's into transparency this whole time? What? Did you guys think it was a one way street? We're lucky there aren't webcams in all our bathrooms.

  5. Re:So he's a politician by Hatta · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Fox news are partisan hacks!!" and the "Rush Limbaugh is a partisan hack!!"

    Well when he's right, he's right.

    "Don't think we're not keeping score, brother."

    All politicians keep score.

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  6. Re:So he's a politician by iceborer · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's why I voted for Cthulhu. Why vote for the lesser evil?

  7. Re:The obsession with more government power by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    Didn't really help a lot 'til WW2. So essentially we'd need another war... Oh wait, no doesn't work. We already have two and still nothing gets better.

    Damn, the old tricks don't work anymore. Guess their solution is to start a few more wars. I mean, it was good in earlier days and, well, given inflation, you probably just need MORE.

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  8. Re:Misleading headline by Robert+Bowles · · Score: 2, Funny

    And both of you have a speech fimpediment.

    There. Fixed that for you.

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  9. Re:Stimulus Plans (Re:Hope/Change?) by blueg3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am absolutely certain you don't understand quantum mechanics. This leads me to believe you also don't understand economics.

  10. That does it. by unity100 · · Score: 2, Funny

    im dropping my support for obama.