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kentuck

(111,069 posts) Sun Jun 9, 2013, 06:24 PM Jun 2013

If they have nothing to hide, what are they worried about?

If we could turn the table? "They" meaning the NSA.

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If they have nothing to hide, what are they worried about? (Original Post) kentuck Jun 2013 OP

911!!!!!!! nt markiv Jun 2013 #1

There argument would be that they they need to keep it secret so interests that want to do harm to still_one Jun 2013 #2

Exactly! AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #3

Because broadcasting the activities make them less effective. jeff47 Jun 2013 #4

markiv

(1,489 posts)

1. 911!!!!!!! nt

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Sun Jun 9, 2013, 06:25 PM

Jun 2013

still_one

(92,108 posts)

2. There argument would be that they they need to keep it secret so interests that want to do harm to

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 06:27 PM

Jun 2013

the U.S. could be stopped.

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

3. Exactly!

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Sun Jun 9, 2013, 07:00 PM

Jun 2013

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

4. Because broadcasting the activities make them less effective.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 09:09 PM

Jun 2013

If people trying to hide from the government for nefarious reasons are made aware of ways the government can track them, those ways become ineffective.

For example, the 'bad guys' now know that their phone data is being tracked. So they can change how they operate to avoid that.

If your goal is to catch the 'bad guys', that's bad.

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