I composed this post on 2007-07-25, and noticed 2007-08-16 that I had forgotten to publish it. Or maybe I was scared.
Under a ruling this month by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, such surveillance -- which does not capture the content of the communications -- can be conducted without a wiretap warrant, because internet users have no "reasonable expectation of privacy" in the data when using the internet.
(h/t: Matt Egan)
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