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fliptop [soylentnews.org] writes:

The court’s ruling suggests that using the internet now means agreeing to be searched [reclaimthenet.org]:

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has a new definition of “reasonable expectation.” According to the justices, it’s no longer reasonable to assume that what you type into Google is yours to keep.

In a decision that reads like a love letter to the surveillance economy, the court ruled that police were within their rights to access a convicted rapist’s search history without a warrant. The reasoning is that everyone knows they’re being watched anyway.

The opinion, issued Tuesday, leaned on the idea that the public has already surrendered its privacy to Silicon Valley.

PDF [reclaimthenet.org] of ruling.

Related: Jury Orders Google to Pay $425 Million for Unlawfully Tracking Millions of Users [soylentnews.org]

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