The Fourth Amendment faces a new threat — outsourcing. As American jobs move offshore, American privacy rights are leaving with them, opening a loophole that, in effect, lets law enforcement agencies spy on American citizens without search warrants.
Government encroachment on privacy begins where the Fourth Amendment protection ends — at the border of the United States. The act of placing an international telephone call causes one to “leave” the United States and its protection against unreasonable government intrusions on privacy.
