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nwatsonyesterday at 2:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

Admissible evidence probably requires parallel construction and then a warrant. The purchased data is the catalyst but not legally actionable.


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voakbasdayesterday at 3:06 PM

Parallel construction like that is unambiguously fruit from the poison tree. It should never be allowed, and the fact that it is used routinely is one of the many ongoing travesties in the US.

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giantg2yesterday at 3:13 PM

Do you have a ruling that says they can't used purchased data?