IP: Article 4 of the Bill or Rights

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

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>Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 16:25:09 -0600
>To: farber@cis.upenn.edu, ip-sub-1@majordomo.pobox.com
>From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
>Subject: Re: IP: RE: G-8 OFFICIALS CONSIDER TREATY FOR CYBERCRIME LAWS
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>At 02:27 PM 5/20/2000, Stewart Baker wrote:
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>>That's not fair, Dave.  I don't know any Justice officials who would
>>criticize the Bill of Rights as hamstringing law enforcement.  More likely
>>this is a reference to the lack of procedures for a nationwide "trap and
>>trace" order that would allow the government to track hackers from one US
>>host to another without having to get a separate order in a local court for
>>each host.  It's fair to ask questions about this Justice proposal, but I
>>haven't heard anyone argue that it violates the Bill of Rights.
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>Well, as I recall, the Fourth Amendment says:
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>...no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or
>affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
>                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>persons or things to be seized.
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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>(Forgive me if I missed a word or two here; this is from memory.)
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>Darn pesky Constitution. ;-)
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>--Brett Glass
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