The issue focused on the fact that it is possible that government agencies could turn on any system that is supposed to be used to protect your privacy—from the government to an ordinary citizen and even against those who are legally presumed innocent until proven guilty—when in fact the Supreme Court has unanimously held that such powers are not constitutionally permissible.


The court also dealt with the question of whether wiretap laws in the USA are constitutional because they violate the Fifth Amendment by allowing government agencies to keep audio and video recordings even