Because a person's bank records are not deemed to be private in national-security investigations, U.S. government agencies — including the Pentagon — can request these records without a warrant, an expert in privacy law said Sunday. . . . But just because the activity is legal, [James] Dempsey said, 'doesn't mean it's a good idea. The Defense Department is exploiting a gray zone in the law.' (Mercury News ^[1], Monday)

The right to privacy is apparently fair game in the gray zones.

FEE Timely Classic
Rights Without Exceptions ^[2] by Jeff Snyder