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Access to Communications

Access to Communications

From the course: CIPP/US Cert Prep: 3 Government and Court Access to Information

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Access to Communications

- [Instructor] Today we leave a digital trail wherever we go. From telephone calls to emails, we communicate in a variety of ways, and the providers of those communications services have records showing who we communicated with, when we communicated and in some cases, the contents of our communications. Those records are, of course, of great interest to law enforcement investigators. And as with financial records, there are special laws and regulations governing law enforcement access to communication records. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the overarching law covering government access to information about us. It reads, "The right of the people "to be secure in their persons, houses, papers "and effects against unreasonable searches "and seizures shall not be violated. "And no warrant shall issue "but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation "and particularly describing the place to be…

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