[JOAT]

First, it would never happen.

It has happened already, first documented under the Clinton administration. The now-retired early version of this was called 'CARNIVORE' but in all likelihood has been substantially improved since that 90's version was used to read emails and reconstruct web pages that targets were looking at.

And that was all way back in the pre-USA P.A.T.R.I.O.T. act days, back when you needed a silly warrant.

[Jaysun]

Well I don’t know how many have heard of ‘CARNIVORE’ but I’m not one of them. That further proves my point. And the Patriot Act has really proved to be a civil liberties nightmare, right? No. It hasn’t. Out of more than 300 million people not one has come forth with a violation of civil liberties. I remember the angst over the libraries deal. It turned out to be nonsense.