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by g_p 1850 days ago
> I am assuming they do not have a legal basis for doing so or courts would have granted/ordered such access.

It's also possible that they have a lawful basis and warrant, but realise executing a physical warrant won't get access to what's required - with e2e encrypted chats going over Pidgin, on an encrypted laptop, you need to be very confident that when you swoop, the laptop is on and decrypted. You get one "go" at that, otherwise you have a suspect, little or no evidence, and an attorney requesting their immediate release on bail absent any actual evidence, which would let them flee and clean up any other evidence that may be out there, either with them or others.

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This assumes they even know the physical location.