alt Hacker NewsSo we're clear, you believe there should be a law that, when a police department collects information about you during a criminal investigation, they should notify you directly that they've done so?
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atq2119 • today at 5:07 AM
It does make sense. Police are absolutely not beyond reproach, and there's screwups all the time. They need to be held to a high standard.
It's also easy to imagine reasonable compromises, like a time delay where they only have to report after e.g. 48 hours, and allowing a system whereby a judge can issue a warrant to extend that delay.
vazgriz • today at 5:48 AM
That's more or less what a search warrant is, so yes.
gbear605 • today at 3:20 AM
Yes.
Specifically, I believe that if information that is held by a private 3rd party I accessed by anyone, law enforcement or otherwise, that third party should be required to tell you that it was requested and by whom. Just like they can't put a gag order on a search warrant to your home, this hypothetical search would be exempt from gag orders.