Dunamis2009
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ORIGINAL: JeffBC
The more tech savvy you are the more Orwellian it looks like.
I must say, this line is completely true.
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ORIGINAL: Politesub53
The so called wire tapping is nothing of the sort. A computer does a mass search of all emails and picks out "trigger" words. They also keep tabs on who visits terrorist web sites. Nothing Orwellian about that.
The problem isn't what is used with the best intentions, it's how laws are generalized. There's been a huge push toward the "If you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide" mentality, which I shouldn't need to explain to this particular group why it's wrong. What happens when the agent looking over your emails decides that BDSM constitutes terrorism? Or when encrypting one's own email becomes a federal crime? What happens when, in forcing you to hand over your phone to check for supposed evidence that may or may not exist for a crime that may or may not occur, your data is deleted? Your accounts compromised? Your identity stolen? What happens when your political leaning determines how much in tax you pay? What happens when the government makes a mistake in classifying you?
I actually fly fairly often, and I follow the rules. It doesn't mean I enjoy them, nor does it mean I believe they're particularly effective.
On a side note, for people who are actually paying attention to the main topic, this might be an interesting read (found on /. a few days ago): US Court of Appeals rules against warrantless searching of phones
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