“It is not your private property when you give it away to a third party.”
Sure it is. Just because I mail a package to a customer does not give the govt the right to copy the contents of that package without a warrant.
But its not just about packages, or stuff we’re putting on public websites. They are entering our computers, our phones, our bank accounts and TAKING information. Without a warrant.
BTW those “third parties” are entities who have signed contracts and/or agreements with us individually. Their act of providing this information without a warrant violates those contracts and agreements.
Again, we are talking about metadata - i.e. not the contents.
The issue is that the NSA is using metadata (name of sender, address of package, date package is sent) to establish cause for obtaining a warrant in order to look at the contents.
Their act of providing this information without a warrant violates those contracts and agreements.
Read the fine print.