you're right, and those companies are traitors. But even then, I'm pretty sure they can't buy data enmasse to target a large number of americans without reason, but they could get around it by saying it's "just analysis of data", but they can only get around it that way because the judges are bought and paid for. When it suits them they interpret the constitution in the spirit it was written, when it doesn't according to the specific letters. The wording is clear on this:
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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It doesn't matter how the right of the people to be secure against searches and seizures is implemented. If the government manages to cause that, they're in violation. For other amendments it is written with wording like "congress shall not" indicating the restriction is on the government, preventing it from doing specific things. In this case, any violation of search and seizure is unlawful.
notepad0x90|14 hours ago
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
"""
It doesn't matter how the right of the people to be secure against searches and seizures is implemented. If the government manages to cause that, they're in violation. For other amendments it is written with wording like "congress shall not" indicating the restriction is on the government, preventing it from doing specific things. In this case, any violation of search and seizure is unlawful.