Totally different level of scrutiny. Your home is your castle, and the police need to demonstrate cause to violate the sanctity of your home. The scope of warrants is usually limited as well. The police need to look for specific things. Also, unless the police demonstrate that you are associated with the crime, the police won't get a warrant to search your home because your brother committed a crime.
Third party requests for data are different, these often only require court orders or subpeonas, which don't receive nearly as much scrutiny. Your information may be accessed by an investigation relating to another person, for instance.
Your best privacy protection is to store stuff at home and access it remotely using an encrypted link, and to store your credential securely. (Think smartcard.)
Third party requests for data are different, these often only require court orders or subpeonas, which don't receive nearly as much scrutiny. Your information may be accessed by an investigation relating to another person, for instance.
Your best privacy protection is to store stuff at home and access it remotely using an encrypted link, and to store your credential securely. (Think smartcard.)