The #ThirdPartyDoctrine : Why oinkers🐷🐷🐷, and other scumbags can get your #data without a warrant

#NoamiBrockwell

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iakgpq4p9yM

#tech #digitalprivacyNOW

THIS doctrine destroyed your privacy

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Interesting situation:

The third-party doctrine is a precedent in US jurisdiction that says: when you voluntarily give information to third parties,you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in that information.

It enables the government to simply buy sensitive data that you "voluntarily" handed over to third parties, as in: every company (including, "app") whose services you are using.

Without any warrant that is usually needed, should they want to seize the very same information from you, directly.

The same doctrine also enables judges to tell your lawyer to hand over sensitive documents that you shared with an "#AI" provider to create or polish it using "AI" – the respective provider being considered such a third party.

So, should you support the proposed Surveillance Accountability Act (H. R. 8470), because it tries to ban this overreach?

Or should you oppose it, because that precedent is a brilliant and powerful way to contain, or even roll back, the spread of "AI"?

#ThirdPartyDoctrine #HR8470 #SurveillanceAccountabilityAct

Third-party doctrine - Wikipedia

If you are a US citizen wondering which law enables your government to purchase your personal data (using your money), the answer can be found at https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/3rd-party-doctrine:7

#surveillance #privacy #dataprivacy #privacylaw #privacylaws #thirdpartydoctrine

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Every time I sign up for a service or product I think of the third-party doctrine thanks to the @eff podcasts. Basically, a person in the USA no reasonable expectation of privacy if you use a third-party service such as a ISP, phone, bank, e-mail service, etc …. I find this doctrine supper scary! #thirdpartydoctrine #privacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_doctrine
Third-party doctrine - Wikipedia

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