Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central District of California

Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by int_19h on Saturday October 30, 2021 @02:13AM (#29046426)

And to be clear, this isn't some hypothetical slippery slope, either - we've literally already seen it happen. E.g. various legislation passed ostensibly to target terrorism is routinely misused. Here's just one example that predates the Patriot Act, even: https://www.hrw.org/report/2010/07/04/without-suspicion/stop....

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by ChrisKnott on Saturday October 30, 2021 @06:29AM (#29047629)

I don't think your link supports what you're saying at all...? In fact it gives examples of police forces voluntarily limiting it's use, essentially the opposite of a slippery slope...

Are you confusing S44 with S60 Stop and Search?

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Re:Grand jury subpoena for Signal user data, Central Distric... by jollybean on Saturday October 30, 2021 @12:11PM (#29049872)

By that argument, the entire justice system is a 'slippery slope'. It probably is to some extent, that's a good reason to vote.

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