Re:NSA Revelations Cast Doubt on the Entire Tech Industry
by sroerick on Saturday September 07, 2013 @01:04PM
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It's kind of absurd. I'm working with Restore the Fourth, who, to my knowledge, is one of the only groups who is keeping on the surveillance message.
It's frustrating. I don't believe the US should spy on foreign citizens. But in order to present a bulletproof argument, I have to focus on "American Citizens".
The main reason for this is because spying on American citizens is actually illegal. If I let the concept of "foreigners" into the discussion, I lose the constitutional, legal, and rhetorical footing that is already pretty tenuous.
It's frustrating. I don't believe the US should spy on foreign citizens. But in order to present a bulletproof argument, I have to focus on "American Citizens".
The main reason for this is because spying on American citizens is actually illegal. If I let the concept of "foreigners" into the discussion, I lose the constitutional, legal, and rhetorical footing that is already pretty tenuous.