Re:Brazil arrests Facebook executive in row over police acce...
by nandemo on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @07:30PM
(#11207331)
First,
> For many people, privacy is a fundamental right - they see no reason why a government should be meddling in my affairs without a more specific reason than a blanket search for possible terrorism.
... this is not about blanket searches, and:
> I'm not saying that privacy is an absolute. Foiling criminal activity often means breaching privacy - a database of phone calls can be helpful tool to investigate a criminal network.
> For many people, privacy is a fundamental right - they see no reason why a government should be meddling in my affairs without a more specific reason than a blanket search for possible terrorism.
... this is not about blanket searches, and:
> I'm not saying that privacy is an absolute. Foiling criminal activity often means breaching privacy - a database of phone calls can be helpful tool to investigate a criminal network.