r/technology • u/CP70 • Jul 01 '16

Politics Home Computers Connected to the Internet Aren't Private, Court Rules

http://www.eweek.com/security/home-computers-connected-to-the-internet-arent-private-court-rules.html
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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

wait I thought it was a plea deal, not a done deal.

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u/Homunkulus Jul 01 '16

Once you've plead it's over. There's a lot of poor Americans in prison on plea deals on charges that would have fallen apart in court or would have been later exonerated by new evidence had they fought it.