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Catherina

(35,568 posts) Sat Jun 15, 2013, 08:10 PM Jun 2013

Former NSA Senior Official. "slippery slope toward a totalitarian state". MUST WATCH

I just started a thread about this in GD, that has a longer DemocracyNow! video interview with him, along with the transcript.

"Intent from the beginning, before 911, was to gather info on all Americans"

"I call it being on a slippery slope toward a totalitarian state"

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Former NSA Senior Official. "slippery slope toward a totalitarian state". MUST WATCH (Original Post) Catherina Jun 2013 OP

Thanks for posting snagglepuss Jun 2013 #1

yes and Lawrence Lessig, says we can have coders who can protect us mettamega Jun 2013 #2

Thanks for sharing that mettamega Catherina Jun 2013 #3

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Welcome to DU, ElizabethWarren2016! pacalo Jun 2013 #5

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

1. Thanks for posting

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Sat Jun 15, 2013, 08:19 PM

Jun 2013

mettamega

(81 posts)

2. yes and Lawrence Lessig, says we can have coders who can protect us

Reply to snagglepuss (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 15, 2013, 08:41 PM

Jun 2013

http://billmoyers.com/segment/lawrence-lessig-on-using-coders-to-protect-our-privacy/

Catherina

(35,568 posts)

3. Thanks for sharing that mettamega

Reply to mettamega (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 15, 2013, 09:05 PM

Jun 2013

I really needed (honestly) the laugh I just got reading one of the comments there

Hm, Lessig is suggesting that an already implemented private corporation that the CIA/NSA/FBI is ALREADY using, is the way to go to in essence, "to cinch these privacy concerns up." Really?

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pacalo

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5. Welcome to DU, ElizabethWarren2016!

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Sat Jun 15, 2013, 10:33 PM

Jun 2013

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