Missed News: US Adopts Euro Cyber Crime Proposal ...

[David Honig]

At 03:00 PM 12/4/00 -0500, Ernest Hua wrote:
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>http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/internet/docs/70519

This just about sums it up: 

Barry Steinhardt, associate director of the American Civil
     Liberties Union, said the pact could force police in the
     United States to conduct searches under rules established
     by treaty ''that don't respect the limits of police powers
     imposed by the U.S. Constitution.'' 

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001204/wr/crime_tech_dc_1.html