Still not had an answer explaining how the US government inspecting communications crossing its borders, something it has always had the power to do within the constitution, offends the 4th amendment.

*"The bad news is that the 4th amendment needs to be applied to private corporations and organizations that are NOT governmental."

*Well, it can't be. The constitution is a set of limits on the government, not on the citizenry. That's the whole point of it. For the constitution to remain meaningful and worthy, it absolutely must remain entirely a description of the government and its limititations.

There's nothing to stop congress enacting data protection legislation and so no reason to completely subvert the intention of the constitution, as you suggest.

*" 'We suspect XYZ of some of your customers, hand over your market spying records that you've been collecting.' " 

• The IRS has been able to inspect all your financial records, including demanding them from your bank, for decades. Nought new.

*"...transgender fetish porn..."

*How did you know? Do you work for the government?