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>Now, with respect to the Internet and emails, this does not apply to U.S. citizens, and it does not apply to people living in the United States.

For EU and rest of the world: Every message (email/IM,anything..) trough gmail, hotmail, AOL or facebook is stored by US Gov. and used as they see fit.

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Your comment may be tongue in cheek however the concept of universal jurisdiction is a serious one that many have contemplated over the past century or so.

Why do you assume the 4th Amendment applies for foreign people? Is it because their data simply transits through the US (eg: to Facebook's servers)? Or is it because you expect the US Government to use that data to impose its laws and regulations selectively at its convenience (combating piracy)?

> Why do you assume the 4th Amendment applies for foreign people?

Because its a limitation on the power of the federal government that has no restrictions as to nationality of targets written in to it.

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