* Александр: > https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/12/the_limits_of_p.html > > > - "The next time you call for assistance because the Internet service in >> your home is not working, the 'technician' who comes to your door may >> actually be an undercover government agent. He will have secretly >> disconnected the service, knowing that you will naturally call for help and >> -- when he shows up at your door, impersonating a technician -- let him >> in. He will walk through each room of your house, claiming to diagnose the >> problem. Actually, he will be videotaping everything (and everyone) inside. >> He will have no reason to suspect you have broken the law, much less >> probable cause to obtain a search warrant. But that makes no difference, >> because by letting him in, you will have 'consented' to an intrusive search >> of your home"
Isn't the only legally controversial aspect that they couldn't get a warrant *before* they started their covert operation? If they had a warrant, everything would be fine from a legal point of view, right?
