Wiretapping The Internet

[vantruck]

Can local LE wiretap our site and haul our ass in one at a time???

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us...ml?_r=1&emc=na

[ShysterJon]

What would LE tap? The only communications I can think of that are facilitated by the site that aren't public are PMs. I guess it's conceivable a zealous cop might find a lamebrain judge to authorize taps of our PMs, but even my wild imagination finds that highly unlikely.

[ck1942]

Local LE cannot easily use federal laws authorizing local wiretaps. Only federal judges have the authority to authorize.

I won't even bother trying to explain how anyone would be able to tap an entire website