Relevancy is the key, and probable cause comes into play. Aep528, asside from his insensitive prejudiced comments, makes a good point about privacy online, but with the security settings in place that FB provides, people are given a reasonable sense that they control their content and who can see it.
These companies can't just go on fishing expeditions expecting to find something when they don't even know what they are looking for. In criminal law, this is called illegal search and sesure. Why private companies even think they have more power than lawe enforcement is very disturbing.
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