[whamlastxmas]

Retention periods seem like a moot point if the government just slurps every piece of data anyway and stores it indefinitely

[smegger001]

Not everyone in law enforcement gets to play with the NSA's toys though. Some actually have their warrant and subpoenas glanced at by a judge before it gets rubber stamped.

[mrandish]

While being briefly "glanced at" by a judge is certainly better than nothing (or just already having the data like NSA), practically it just means law enforcement needs to adapt some generic boilerplate justification text to each request.