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>In that case, it's illegal to look in the phone book for names starting with "john" because that's not a specific user. That's an absurd reduction, and not at
by nvy 2y ago
>In that case, it's illegal to look in the phone book for names starting with "john" because that's not a specific user.
That's an absurd reduction, and not at all analogous to the situation discussed in TFA.
- w10-1 2y agoI agree the situations are different and this situation warrants privacy protection. However, the court fails to articulate anything close to a workable rule in its reasoning. Further, because the actual outcome was an upheld search d/t good faith reliance, the finding of unconstitutionality is basically dicta, and would/should be ignored by other districts and even in the same district. I don't think this ruling offers the protections people want or should have. I think that point stands, however hidden by downvoting.