[Noisebridge-discuss] Will they seize *everyone's* computers?

William Nye_COMCAST nye22 at comcast.net
Mon Apr 26 22:38:16 UTC 2010


I noticed these paragraphs from today's news story
"Calif. police seize computers in 'lost' iPhone case" at

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176020/Calif._police_seize_computers_in_lost_iPhone_case

     According to the warrant that Gizmodo published,
     the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office had
     "demonstrated that there is probable cause to
     believe that the property described herein ... is
     lawfully seizeable pursuant to Penal Code Section
     1524 in that it was used as the means of committing
     a felony [or] it tends to show that a felony has
     been committed or that a particular person has
     committed a felony.
     Among the items seized from Chen's home were four
     laptops -- including three Apple notebooks -- a
     Hewlett-Packard server, two Dell desktop computers,
     several hard drives, two digital cameras, an iPhone,
     an iPad and other hardware.

My question is, if the police have a warrant for something
or other at Noisebridge, are they going to seize the
computers and devices of *everyone* who happens to be
in the space when they arrive?   Thanks  -Bill




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