Because sooner or later, some judge will decide it is enforceable.

Plus it serves as a deterrent for some from even filing a suit with the risk of it getting thrown out and them out thousands of dollars in legal fees.

Notice that the opposition to these scans happened only after a Senator was included in the warrantless dragnet.

The reforms introduced Tuesday reflect discomfort over the practice of warrantless scans, which are authorized under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Its opponents were galvanized when the Office of Director of National Intelligence revealed in July that the FBI had improperly conducted searches for information about a U.S. senator and two state officials.

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My first compsci course was on a PDP/11. On RSTS/E. On a paper teleprinter console.

Good times.

So thankful for your hard work bringing Boost to Lemmy. Everything feels “back to normal” now.

Edit: just bought it.