IP: Article 4 of the Bill or Rights

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 16:25:09 -0600
> To: farber () cis upenn edu, ip-sub-1 () majordomo pobox com
> From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org>
> Subject: Re: IP: RE: G-8 OFFICIALS CONSIDER TREATY FOR CYBERCRIME LAWS
>
> At 02:27 PM 5/20/2000, Stewart Baker wrote:
>
> > That's not fair, Dave.  I don't know any Justice officials who would
> > criticize the Bill of Rights as hamstringing law enforcement.  More likely
> > this is a reference to the lack of procedures for a nationwide "trap and
> > trace" order that would allow the government to track hackers from one US
> > host to another without having to get a separate order in a local court for
> > each host.  It's fair to ask questions about this Justice proposal, but I
> > haven't heard anyone argue that it violates the Bill of Rights.
>
> Well, as I recall, the Fourth Amendment says:
>
> ...no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or
> affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
>                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> persons or things to be seized.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> (Forgive me if I missed a word or two here; this is from memory.)
>
> Darn pesky Constitution. ;-)
>
> --Brett Glass