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by zdragnar 186 days ago
Text, phone calls and emails which are not encrypted are the equivalent of a postcard. They don't need to seize the effects, only observe them.

Encrypting, end to end, would be the equivalent of posting a letter. The contents are concealed and thus are protected.

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Time to wiretap all of Congress and then have a bot post it all to mastodon...
Except, wiretapping was considered very illegal in the USA.