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> Would intelligence and LE also be ok with that same rules applying to them?

Intelligence agents willingly sacrifice much of their personal privacy as a condition of their security clearance, so by selection bias would be more willing to subject others to loss of privacy.

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Also, there is no exception in the law for LEOs or intelligence officers, the same rules literally do apply to them.

On paper yes. In practice no.

I wasn't referring to personal so much. More so the conversations they have that they are trying to keep a secret.

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