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Re:Lawyers eye NSA data as treasure trove for evidence in mu... by sliverstorm on Thursday June 20, 2013 @09:44PM (#5916029)
Did that discussion actually happen yet? Maybe I missed it.
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Re:Lawyers eye NSA data as treasure trove for evidence in mu... by mayneack on Thursday June 20, 2013 @10:10PM (#5916111)
Some sort of discussion got us the 4th amendment.
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Re:Lawyers eye NSA data as treasure trove for evidence in mu... by jlgreco on Thursday June 20, 2013 @09:50PM (#5916047)
That is my point...
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Re:Lawyers eye NSA data as treasure trove for evidence in mu... by sliverstorm on Thursday June 20, 2013 @10:06PM (#5916100)
Well then maybe now is the time for that discussion?
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Re:Lawyers eye NSA data as treasure trove for evidence in mu... by jlgreco on Thursday June 20, 2013 @10:25PM (#5916164)
You can have it whenever you like, but such a decision cannot be made retroactively. If we as a society decide that we want to make that tradeoff, then we can only make it going forward. Those who do not consent to such an invasion of privacy must be given fair warning. For the majority to retroactively strip privacy would be tyrannical. I should not have to explain why.
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