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by ctdonath 5196 days ago
Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their ... papers, ... against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

People used to write down their thoughts on paper, for their own private use, no different than using computers today (save at orders-of-magnitude different velocity). Courts have been struggling with this notion for centuries.