The first warrant of Computer

 The first warrant issued to search a computer storage device was in 1986 in the United States, in the case of United States v. Ross. In this case, law enforcement officers obtained a warrant to search a suspected drug dealer's car, which included the authority to search "any containers and packages found therein." Among the items found in the car was a locked container, which turned out to be a portable computer.

The government argued that the warrant authorized the search of the computer, while the defendant argued that the computer was not covered by the warrant because it was not a traditional container or package. The court ultimately sided with the government and allowed the search, finding that the computer was "akin to a closed container" and that the warrant authorized the search of any container found in the car, regardless of its nature.

This case established the precedent that computer storage devices can be searched under the authority of a warrant, provided that the warrant is sufficiently broad to cover such devices. Since then, the law has evolved to address the unique challenges posed by digital searches, including issues such as encryption, password protection, and remote storage