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How probable do you think this is?
In the United States, the authorities need a warrant (theoretically) to look at the content of communications in the United States.
In the United Kingdom they need a warrant (theoretically) to look at the content of communications in the United Kingdom.
But if the UK just so happened to look at US communications and share what they found and the US just happened to look at UK communications and shared what they found then they wouldn't technically be violating the law, right? Who in their right mind would turn down such information if it could stop terrorist plots and whatnot?
Could the US government outsource espionage on its own citizens to the UK in return for the UK government doing the same?
In the United States, the authorities need a warrant (theoretically) to look at the content of communications in the United States.
In the United Kingdom they need a warrant (theoretically) to look at the content of communications in the United Kingdom.
But if the UK just so happened to look at US communications and share what they found and the US just happened to look at UK communications and shared what they found then they wouldn't technically be violating the law, right? Who in their right mind would turn down such information if it could stop terrorist plots and whatnot?
Could the US government outsource espionage on its own citizens to the UK in return for the UK government doing the same?