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

[Mark Cohen]

In short, yes, they will take any and all community property that could "possibly" have been used in the course of committing a felony. (period)
That means that if you're there and they decide that someone used NB equipment to commit a felony, they can get a warrant and seize any and all computers/equipment they deem to have possibly been used during the act. 




On Apr 26, 2010, at 3:38 PM, William Nye_COMCAST wrote:

> 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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Mark Cohen
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