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1986 United States federal law
ISPs in the U.S. routinely collect extensive customer data — including web-browsing records, device and app usage, real‑time location, and demographic inferences — and often share or monetize those da...
U.S. law has no single nationwide rule forcing ISPs to retain specific browsing logs for a fixed time or to hand them over without legal process; retention periods vary by company and jurisdiction, an...
is a broad 2001 law written to give and intelligence agencies faster, wider tools to detect, investigate and punish terrorism; in plain terms it loosened some rules about surveillance, access to third...
Law enforcement uses subpoenas and warrants to compel ISPs and online platforms to produce IP logs and subscriber records, turning raw connection data into investigatory leads that can justify searche...
with lawful requests—subpoenas, court orders and search warrants—but the legal route required and the practical response time vary widely: many cable operators keep IP-to-subscriber logs only 90–180 d...
Privacy protections for seized digital devices in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) investigations are primarily shaped by Fourth Amendment warrant rules, federal statutes governing electronic commun...
discloses user search and account data to governments only when presented with legal process that satisfies applicable laws and Google’s internal review — for example, law such as the or judicially‑au...