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Governments are in the unique position of deciding what's legal and what's not, so if the government says it's not illegal then it's not illegal, and if they decide "whoops, guess it is illegal" then all they need to do is change the law so that it's legal again.

The practical answer is "probably not." You might be able to argue that it was unconstitutional, but the government is pretty good about getting warrants first, which makes everything nice and legal. They're not required to tell you that they're doing it; they just have to prove to a court that there's "probable cause".

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