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2. Perhaps

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #1)

Thu May 16, 2013, 07:32 PM

May 2013

Personally, I think it is clear that Privacy in the modern world may very well be an extinct concept.

We often talk about how the world has changed around the constitution - from searches to 1st amendment to the 2nd, 4th, etc

While we may not have privacy when it comes to companies seeing things that does not mean the government can see such things and use them against people (especially if we are going to treat corporations like people).

Consider this - if you sent a private letter back in the early 1800's via a private courier service did the government have a right to open it and read it at any time? How is that different than email or text, etc?

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What would you do? And an observation about 'crime' in the 21st century [View all] The Straight Story May 2013 OP

Perhaps first we should understand that there isn't an expectation of privacy on Facebook, Chat, or Agnosticsherbet May 2013 #1

Perhaps The Straight Story May 2013 #2

This is not 1800 and the technology isn't the same. Agnosticsherbet May 2013 #6

And I'm tired of filling prisons with people who are a threat to no one!! EOM 7962 May 2013 #3

But what do we consider a threat? The Straight Story May 2013 #4

It's a reasonable question ... surrealAmerican May 2013 #5