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Re:Internet companies should not be monitoring terrorists or... by zimbatm on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @09:42AM (#8662467)
It's the same. In you're making a big enough transaction your bank is going to get flagged and look into your banking activity. How is that not a breach of privacy too ?

Privacy is a continuum.

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Re:Internet companies should not be monitoring terrorists or... by dghf on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @09:52AM (#8662506)
It is a breach of privacy, and it has some unpleasant side-effects:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/us/law-lets-irs-seize-acco...

Accompanying HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8509500

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