Google tells cops to get warrants for user e-mail, cloud data

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/01/google-says-get-a-warrant/

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/google-stands-up-for-gmail-users-requires-cops-to-get-a-warrant/ / Google demands probable-cause probable cause court-issued  court issued  warrants divulge contents Gmail other cloud-stored documents to authorities United States startling revelation Wednesday runs counter US USA United States of America federal law that does not always demand warrants development surfaced Google publicly announced user data Google forwards government agencies across handed over without a probable-cause warrant spokesman told Wired media giant demands government agencies feds warrant content  e-mail Google Drive cloud storage  platforms despite Electronic Communications Privacy Act allowing the government access customer data without  warrant stored Google’s servers more than 180 days ECPA search warrant for contents Gmail other services based Fourth Amendment Constitution prevents unreasonable search and seizure customer data doled out without warrant include names listed creating Gmail accounts IP address account was created where what time user signs account Google hands over without warrants IP address associated particular e-mail sent from Gmail account used  change account password addition non-content portion e-mail headers from to date fields immediately known whether ISP stored content grant more privacy string of conflicting court opinions whether warrants required data stored third-party servers longer than 180 days Supreme Court never weighed authorities are seemingly abiding by Google’s rules avoid high court showdown Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 recipient’s inbox assumed abandoned, advancement technology /