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Monday, June 01, 2015

Starting Today, NSA No Longer Legally Allowed to Collect Your Data

Now, the Phone Company is collecting your data, and is required to hand it over if the Government is able to get a warrant.

That is according to the 4th Amendment of our Constitution.

So that's good, right?

Yes, except for the fact that the Phone Company is not required to keep the information for any particular length of time. So, if there is a Jihadist out there, planning to, say, detonate a nuke in New York City, and the government gets a warrant, the answer from the phone company might come back, "Sorry, we threw that out yesterday."

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5 comments:

  1. Always On WatchMonday, June 01, 2015 2:06:00 pm

    "Big Brother" provisions cut both ways. The double-edged sword.

    How many wannabe jihadists have been thwarted via the surveillance system that just expired?

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  2. WCMonday, June 01, 2015 5:40:00 pm

    Won't make an iota of difference. The surveillance will just go dark like before.

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  3. The Last English PrinceWednesday, June 03, 2015 3:58:00 am

    I am against warrantless surveillance. I believe the applicant/agency should present proof and evidence of need, in every single individual case. We have the right to the privacy of our papers, and that should extend to our digital files and phone conversations.

    If Grandma is busy growing turnips in her garden and turning out apple pies, she should remain free of invasion of privacy.

    Perhaps I am wrong?

    The Last English Prince

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  4. PastoriusWednesday, June 03, 2015 4:38:00 am

    I agree with you.

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  5. PastoriusWednesday, June 03, 2015 4:39:00 am

    This is an interesting subject for debate, however, because people on our side have a wide range of different opinions.

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