On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:34:18 -0400, Warp wrote:

>   I wasn't asking what the ISP can do. I was asking what the police can
>   do.
> In most countries there are limits on how the police can spy on people
> (so that the evidence is valid in court).

Over here they need a warrant - and for a warrant, they have to 
demonstrate to a court (could be a 'normal' court, could be the FISA 
court) that there is probable cause.

If they have a warrant and go to the ISP, the ISP has two choices:  Turn 
over the information requested in the warrant, or challenge the 
authorities in court.

Perhaps it's a question of ownership - in the US (at least), the data 
housed by the ISP is owned by the ISP, not the users of the ISP.  The 
records of your activities online are not owned by the individual, AFAIK.

Jim

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