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Originally Posted by shakran
A statement that can only be made by someone who is ignorant regarding FOIA or who does not like the idea of liberty. Without FOIA the government could do pretty much anything it wanted and never be held accountable for it. The point of checks such as FOIA is to keep those in power from trying to grab too much power to the detriment of the public.
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No, the point of FOIA is to give nosy busybodies a way to obstruct gov't activities. It also helps people who don't have anything better to do make frivolous claims and start rabblerousing.
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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
First off, any computer owned by a school or a parent is open to search from that owner. Minors do NOT have the full franchise.
Second, I think an unconsented physical search is bit much. Don't you think? Did you read the entire article?
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Actually, there was a case semi-recently (in Washington state, IIRC) where a conviction was overturned because a parent found incriminating information about her daughter's boyfriend on her daughter's computer. The daughter was a minor at the time, but it was ruled that she had a right to privacy.
And also, what form did this "unconsented physical search" take? Did the FBI guys dig through some trash? Did they ransack the suspect's home? Was the guy anal probed?
I read the article, which seems short on details but long on vague suppositions. Also, none of this seems relevant to the Patriot Act directly (as was pointed out above), so it seems this is just another "TeH BuShCo iS tEh SuXx0rZ" rant.