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by 1001101 3375 days ago
Well Smith v. Maryland, Third Party Doctrine, etc. holds that a warrant is not needed if you share data willingly with a third party. In this case, you give up your reasonable expectation of privacy. So... If you're sharing with Comcast, you're sharing with Uncle Sam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_v._Maryland