Quote Originally Posted by 11001001 View Post
Not the case. In the US, we have at least the following two Federal Statutes:

ECPA - Electronic Communications Privacy Act

CCPA - Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984

These are what require law enforcement agencies to obtain a court order for subscriber records, and prevent the ISPs, etc. from releasing subscriber records without one. There are of course immediate danger exigencies, but they must be followed-up with a court order.
Right. Did you forget the Patriot Act (Wiki version)which effectively makes those two useless when the words "potential terrorist" are thrown around?