Originally Posted by Rochard

If in the US, a court order is needed.

Originally Posted by onwebcam

The program gives analysts the ability to search through the entire database of your information without any prior authorization ? no warrant, no court clearance, no signature on a dotted line. An analyst must simply complete a simple onscreen form, and seconds later, your online history is no longer private.

Originally Posted by Rochard

It doesn't seem to allow anyone to read your email, only it indexes what phone numbers you see, email addresses you see, and contacts in buddy lists. Meaning, it's pulling certain data and trying to contact dots.
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Originally Posted by onwebcam

makes available everything you've ever done on the Internet ? browsing history, searches, content of your emails, online chats, even your metadata ? all at the tap of the keyboard.