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The laws in place make attaining a warrant for a wiretap extremely easy.
He may be particularly attuned to arguments regarding the privacy concerns animating the necessity requirement for a wiretap.
The request, which was granted, was the first time the government had asked for a wiretap to investigate insider trading.
Bellovin would like to see Congress set conditions for government access to electronic communication, much as a search warrant is required for a wiretap.
Not disclosing the fact that S.E.C. had run into a brick wall in its civil inquiry would have strengthened the request for a wiretap.
The appeals court found this explanation plausible, undermining any inference that the Justice Department tried to pull a fast one in asking for a wiretap.
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Kenneth S. Springer, a former FBI agent who runs Corporate Resolutions, a New York-based firm that spots online threats and risks for corporate clients, said the Internet is the equivalent of a wiretap for the 21st century.
The first of several times that Mr. Pellicano played a recording of a wiretap for her, she said, she heard Mr. Maguire crying on a call with his psychiatrist.
The reason was that the requirements for obtaining a wiretap for intelligence gathering were thought to be easier to meet than those for a straightforward criminal investigation.
The standards for getting a pen/trap approved are far lower than for getting a wiretap.
If the court finds that a continuing civil investigation undermines the claimed necessity for authorizing a wiretap, that would raise questions about how often the Justice Department can seek this investigative tool in white-collar cases.
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