• ManOMorphos@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    In theory it’s supposed to be unconstitutional to use FLIR on a house without a warrant to find evidence. In practice though, I’m sure they can easily ruin someone’s life for a while based off of “heat signatures”. This isn’t even mentioning what they could get away with if the Feds are involved. Who even knows anymore?

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      Can’t use it to find evidence or get a warrant, but absolutely do use it to figure out who to target/where to look for evidence.

      Herring Vs. United States set the de facto legal basis that allows for this sort of evidence laundering.