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Comment by AnthonyMouse

24 days ago

If they need a warrant to search your desk then they should need a warrant to search your computer.

And they do. But if they want to compel your accountant to provide evidence (say) they use a subpoena. So if they want to compel Microsoft to provide evidence they should use a subpoena.

  • A technical difference being that your key/password is not itself "evidence" of anything. A practical difference being that the relationship is more akin to that of a landlord rather than an accountant.