Judge rules entire Gmail account searchable
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 07/21/2014 10:02 AM
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As part of a criminal probe, a New York-based federal judge gave prosecutors full access to a Gmail user's entire email account.
Police have targeted an unnamed individual in a money laundering investigation. U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein authorized the warrant to be served on Google.
Gorenstein wrote in an opinion: "While an agent steeped in the investigation could recognize the significance of particular language in emails, an employee of the email host would be incapable of doing so."
In a drug investigation, for example, messages could discuss the purchase of "dolls" or "potatoes," both of which could refer to cocaine, but may seem innocuous to a corporate employee.
If the judicial order is upheld, Redmond worries it "would violate international laws and treaties, and reduce the privacy protection of everyone on the planet."
Police have targeted an unnamed individual in a money laundering investigation. U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein authorized the warrant to be served on Google.
Gorenstein wrote in an opinion: "While an agent steeped in the investigation could recognize the significance of particular language in emails, an employee of the email host would be incapable of doing so."
In a drug investigation, for example, messages could discuss the purchase of "dolls" or "potatoes," both of which could refer to cocaine, but may seem innocuous to a corporate employee.
If the judicial order is upheld, Redmond worries it "would violate international laws and treaties, and reduce the privacy protection of everyone on the planet."
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