Opinion: The secret gag orders must stop
Good points.  Secrecy was once used so that people wouldn't destroy the evidence the warrant sought.  But now it's easy to tell the third party to retain the evidence; even if you delete it, they can still keep a copy.  So there is no reason not to tell the target; they can't change the outcome, but they can begin the counter legal process to ensure their rights are preserved.<p>Sometimes I wonder if they want secrecy so that criminals don't know they're being investigated, and commit a crime that's easier to prosecute.  If they just stop committing crimes, then there's no fancy press release saying how great the DA is or whatever.