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By the same reasoning:

1. If I "accidentally" send an email to the bank I could get the court to kick the bank off the interwebs.

2. If I send a sensitive snail mail "accidentally" to the bank, can I get the court to lock down the bank's premises and order a search for my mail (and any copies of it)?



No, because your not a bank ;). Our government thinks very highly of banks, don't expect similar treatment.


By the same reasoning:

If I go buy 12 trillion dollars worth of ice cream and it melts, the government will pay me to do it again.

This time I will try and find a freezer, I promise!


2. If I send a sensitive snail mail "accidentally" to the bank, can I get the court to lock down the bank's premises and order a search for my mail (and any copies of it)?

That is a good point if we assume that physical mail is the same as internet mail and if we assume that an email account is a location just like a physical location.




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