Isn't all "this shit" in violation of the International Bill of Human Rights?
"No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks." -- International Bill of Human Rights, article 12.
I also found interesting to read the "CCPR General Comment No. 16" [1] on the right to privacy.
I think the US government showed in the last ten years that they don't care much about those "basic human rights". I'm pretty sure torture, drone killings, locking innocent people away without due process, and silencing dissidents also kind of violates the IBoHR.
I'm not saying I approve but the key word is "arbitrary". The USG would presumably say this isn't arbitrary interference as it's in the course of a criminal investigation.
"No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks." -- International Bill of Human Rights, article 12.
I also found interesting to read the "CCPR General Comment No. 16" [1] on the right to privacy.
[1] http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/23378a8724595410c1...