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>>When through the normal course of using a technology you reveal information to the government (in this case the military) they can use that information against you.

>That’s not the legal standard for searches and seizures under the 4th amendment.

Was Katz overruled?




No the holding/Law is still:

Regardless of the location, a conversation is protected from unreasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment if it is made with a "reasonable expectation of privacy".

The law is not and never was:

>When through the normal course of using a technology you reveal information to the government (in this case the military) they can use that information against you.




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