Monday, April 15, 2013

IRS : We Don't Need No Stinkin' Warrants

Happy Tax Day!
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tells its agents that they do not need warrants to read people’s emails, text messages and other private electronic communications, according to internal agency documents.

In a 2009 handbook for agents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union through a Freedom of Information Act request, the IRS said the Fourth Amendment does not protect emails because Internet users "do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in such communications." A 2010 presentation by the IRS Office of General Counsel reiterated the policy.
Read the ACLU's full report here.

Even if you are sufficiently aware of what's happening around us that this comes as no surprise to you, there is no more perfect day than today to share this info with others who are still blissfully asleep.

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