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54. Exactly

Reply to TxGrandpa (Reply #29)

Mon Aug 12, 2013, 11:49 AM

Aug 2013

That is the huge problem we now have.

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What did Edward Snowden get wrong? Everything [View all] Just Saying Aug 2013 OP

lol - the Privacy Pirates require haystacks (our content) to do their jobs! usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #1

Incorrect......... George II Aug 2013 #67

Thanks for setting the record straight usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #69

Who has access to the haystack? el_bryanto Aug 2013 #2

Imagine what they'd do with that blogger's medical records. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #6

Please do not conflate HHS with the NSA usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #8

Same evil government would control both. No difference. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #11

A well regulated gov of laws, is nothing to fear usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #15

So a totalitarian government segments those things? JoePhilly Aug 2013 #21

Like I said a gov that follows the rule of law is nothing to Fear usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #26

Ok, so no single payer until when, exactly? JoePhilly Aug 2013 #57

That's a whole nother problem to do with our gov being owned by the monied elite usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #60

"an out of control, nest of totalitarians who willfully ignore regulations, laws, and............. George II Aug 2013 #68

I'm sure it does to some usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #70

Regulations are only as good as the people enforcing them. TxGrandpa Aug 2013 #29

Exactly usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #54

Has that happened? Will it happen? MineralMan Aug 2013 #7

According to documented TOP SECRET evidence, AND numerous usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #12

Show me, don't tell me. MineralMan Aug 2013 #14

It's in all the newspapers, use google, but here's a LINK to a well organized collection of document usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #20

K&R liberal N proud Aug 2013 #3

+1 nt COLGATE4 Aug 2013 #5

Without reading the whole piece... I have to agree that... RevStPatrick Aug 2013 #4

I tend to agree with you about privatization. Just Saying Aug 2013 #16

+1000 RC Aug 2013 #19

Check out the writer of article: Andrew Liepman KoKo Aug 2013 #9

Yes I wrote this in my OP. Just Saying Aug 2013 #17

I can see why people who are into kiddie porn or terrorists Whisp Aug 2013 #10

Yawn, one part "if you have nothing to hide" added to "won't someone think of the children" Pholus Aug 2013 #32

touched a nerve, did I? Whisp Aug 2013 #33

No, but you just proved that you're a bottom feeder, rhetorically speaking. Pholus Aug 2013 #42

I don't know you from Adam's last dump Whisp Aug 2013 #48

Touched a nerve, did I? Pholus Aug 2013 #49

phffft. You are too sensitive for politics forums looks like. n/t Whisp Aug 2013 #55

And you are too lowbrow. nt Pholus Aug 2013 #56

Next up: just drug dealers, kiddy porn and terrorists. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #93

It's not all about you usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #53

Personally, Jamaal510 Aug 2013 #94

"...opinion piece from former CIA and deputy director truebluegreen Aug 2013 #13

I called Tech Support the other day .... Scuba Aug 2013 #18

I'm sure the NSA has a SPAM filter, which reduces e-mail by 90%. reformist2 Aug 2013 #22

Filter your spam, yes. RC Aug 2013 #24

Strangely, no mention about passing the information to the DEA in there... Pholus Aug 2013 #23

I think we are only a short time away from being told that yes, they store audio, too. djean111 Aug 2013 #25

I'm not an expert on technology Just Saying Aug 2013 #28

Oh yes, the government never wastes time and resources. tinrobot Aug 2013 #36

The problem is doable... Pholus Aug 2013 #39

Good grief. What he is saying is trust your government. They will only do good. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #27

I think it is obvious now that our governement is FULL of blackmailable people KurtNYC Aug 2013 #34

Yes - this is a more realistic issue. BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #44

even just with meta-data, they can, say, see who a political candidate is talking to. unblock Aug 2013 #30

What you said-- marions ghost Aug 2013 #61

and be good and don't join Greenpeace or OWS G_j Aug 2013 #31

Hell, you don't even have to join the movement NuclearDem Aug 2013 #35

What does it mean for a podcast to be under surveillance? (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #40

Probably keeping tabs on the hosts and the show's audience NuclearDem Aug 2013 #46

Huh? Who hired them, and how do you know that? (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #47

Excellent read, and it took guts to post it here....hope you ducked when you hit "Post my reply!"!! George II Aug 2013 #37

The opinion piece again misses the point. blackspade Aug 2013 #38

Nope Recursion Aug 2013 #41

And why is that not protected? blackspade Aug 2013 #50

I don't have an expectation of privacy in information I give to a third party in the course of Recursion Aug 2013 #51

Interesting. blackspade Aug 2013 #59

What about to your doctor, banker, lawyer, etc. usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #71

OK, to take up your analogy, you call a cab to get to the doctor Recursion Aug 2013 #73

Let's taken one at a time usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #74

I did. If you tell a third party you're talking to your doctor, banker, or lawyer Recursion Aug 2013 #75

Oh, so once the doc digitizes your med records the usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #77

No. You're still missing the concept Recursion Aug 2013 #85

You are, fuck the analogies then usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #86

former CIA, works for right-wing think tank.. frylock Aug 2013 #43

So it *is* good to shoot the messenger, now? Recursion Aug 2013 #52

"I'm confused." frylock Aug 2013 #58

Yes, you are confused Downtown Hound Aug 2013 #65

You don't know me well enough to determine my intent. Just Saying Aug 2013 #76

So you posted an aritcle stating that everything was hunky dory with NSA spying because...what? Downtown Hound Aug 2013 #78

Not that I owe you an explanation Just Saying Aug 2013 #79

Gee, wasn't I just waaaaay off? Downtown Hound Aug 2013 #80

Actually you were. Just Saying Aug 2013 #81

Not really. You posted some NSA apologist drivel Downtown Hound Aug 2013 #83

I'll post whatever I like and then watch Just Saying Aug 2013 #88

That's how it comes off... usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #84

GOLDSTEIN!!! backscatter712 Aug 2013 #45

What utter trash. woo me with science Aug 2013 #62

Okay, let me spell it out for you Downtown Hound Aug 2013 #63

Democrats have always been Cryptoad Aug 2013 #64

K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #66

The haystack is composed of "keywords"... kentuck Aug 2013 #72

They are doing this for emails. Just Saying Aug 2013 #82

Oh usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #87

More assumptions? Just Saying Aug 2013 #89

Exactly usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #90

I know you think you're witty and clever Just Saying Aug 2013 #91

Bullshit. wtmusic Aug 2013 #92