TENAFLY, N.J. – As we approach the Internet of things, more and more things are keeping tabs on me. My toaster is watching me, and the blender is looking at me funny.
Increasingly companies that collect data will have to have robust privacy policies about what they collect and store, who they share it with, and what each of these entities will do with the information. But companies should also disclose what they will do when they receive a subpoena, demand, request or other process for the production of information about you. And most companies simply say that they will ?comply? with lawful orders. What is missing from these policies is a discussion of how, when, where and the extent to which they will ?comply? and whether or not they will provide you with notice of the subpoena so you can object to the compliance.
So the cops want to know what you are doing. They go to Yahoo!, Facebook, Google, Instagram, Comcast, Twitter and a dozen other Internet based companies and serve them with a grand jury subpoena for information about your activities. You know, what you post, what you read, your activity logs, your email header and tracking information, your IP addresses, as well as the contents of communications sent and received. And they have a grand jury subpoena or other legal process. So what happens now?
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