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Re:FBI agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol by nitrogen on Saturday January 23, 2021 @01:16PM (#25884712)
We need to start getting out in front of the issues. Not reacting all the time.

It's kind of difficult when the privacy violations in question begin in secret. Consider police trying not to disclose their use of Stingrays, for example.

I somehow doubt police departments and intelligence agencies are going to agree to run all future uses of tech by a privacy watchdog, so how do you suggest getting ahead of the problem?

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Re:FBI agents track cell phones that pinged near the Capitol by vladTheInhaler on Saturday January 23, 2021 @05:39PM (#25886815)
Well maybe we need to go over their heads then. That's supposed to be the purpose of the legislative branch - make rules about how the government is allowed to operate.
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