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EVERYBODY has something to hide , be it a trivial matter or serious Autumn Jun 2013 #1
Has nothing to with hiding, as much as erroneous information dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #34
America was built on the idea of reinventing/rehabilitating one's self MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #2
"One tiny fuck up - which we all make sometimes" Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #8
This is on the nose. nt Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #110
Good points, that's why we have warrants and Obama admin used them uponit7771 Jun 2013 #3
LOL. bvar22 Jun 2013 #11
No, like SYG neither is OK but I'm not going into DU tizzy over it I will spend energy fighting for uponit7771 Jun 2013 #16
Since you want to place all the blame on Our Congress, bvar22 Jun 2013 #28
What you posted is false, I do not place all the blame on congress just the professional left... uponit7771 Jun 2013 #61
Nothing to see here, citizens. bvar22 Jun 2013 #67
...thx for that fact filled reasonable response. uponit7771 Jun 2013 #69
If you had added any facts to this thread, bvar22 Jun 2013 #79
Please read my post at #36. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #114
You place all the blame on the "professional left"? Doctor_J Jun 2013 #118
You don't seem to understand the concept of a warrant. A warrant is to A Simple Game Jun 2013 #46
Our future is the world of the movie "Brazil" hunter Jun 2013 #4
I love that movie. Thanks for the reminder. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #14
+1 for the Movie "Brazil". bvar22 Jun 2013 #42
Nothing to worry about... what could possibly go wrong? klook Jun 2013 #56
Funny thing about this versus Bradley Manning. randome Jun 2013 #5
Oops. bvar22 Jun 2013 #9
All of this spying and collecting information is wrong. RC Jun 2013 #10
But we were fine with the Patriot Act for several years. We seemed to have forgotten it until now. randome Jun 2013 #31
WHO was "fine" with the Patriot Act? bvar22 Jun 2013 #43
We seemed to have forgotten about it. There should have been 24/7 outrage. randome Jun 2013 #47
Speak for yourself. bvar22 Jun 2013 #54
thanks bvar... annabanana Jun 2013 #84
I second that.... midnight Jun 2013 #90
+2 You may have been fine with the unPatriotic act, I never was. DCKit Jun 2013 #102
the source of terrorism is.... tomp Jun 2013 #100
I'm not fine with the Patriot Act. CrispyQ Jun 2013 #106
The damage is done by the very gathering of this information. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #18
Well, I haven't been damaged or chilled. I do see your point, though. randome Jun 2013 #27
Perhaps you haven't. But the procedure in and of itself JDPriestly Jun 2013 #36
An even better post than your other one. CrispyQ Jun 2013 #107
Excellent post! nt Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #111
Maybe not you,... and maybe not yet, bvar22 Jun 2013 #44
Exactly the same posters, too treestar Jun 2013 #52
And exactly the same posters furiously trying to discount them. bvar22 Jun 2013 #59
Not furiously treestar Jun 2013 #68
That's a straw man argument. "No spies"? "No national security"? GoneFishin Jun 2013 #76
That is not at all what is being said. Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #112
Please read my post in #36. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #113
LOOK--IT'S NOT JUST METADATA. GOT THAT? Th1onein Jun 2013 #78
Is it not an important difference that Bradley Manning is one citizen, not "the government"? Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2013 #82
You can be a victim of interpretations. dmr Jun 2013 #6
And then think of the possibility that some fanatical JDPriestly Jun 2013 #115
"...or (Fill in the blank)____________________" Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #7
I'm not sure what you are trying to say, bvar22 Jun 2013 #17
Republicans have been DYING to get a file on every American.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #22
Exactly! bvar22 Jun 2013 #50
I'm more reminded of an episode of Hogan's Heroes... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #55
Everybody has something to hide... cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #12
The Inside is OUT, bvar22 Jun 2013 #45
hee!. . . . . .n/t annabanana Jun 2013 #85
Lol! NealK Jun 2013 #91
'credit score' is a good model for 'security score' nt markiv Jun 2013 #13
Frank Zappa saw this coming - Joe's Garage Acts 1, 2 and 3 were all about big brother 90-percent Jun 2013 #15
Thanks. I needed that. Great post. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #26
Damn I miss Zappa. He was truly a man ahead of his time. Initech Jun 2013 #37
+1 for Zappa! bvar22 Jun 2013 #48
K&R forestpath Jun 2013 #19
Actually, chervilant Jun 2013 #20
The TIA will make Credit Reports look like Kindergarten. bvar22 Jun 2013 #49
No doubt. chervilant Jun 2013 #87
Down near the border where I live there are huge surveillance balloons panader0 Jun 2013 #21
It is not just the "harvesting of information" that is problematic. bvar22 Jun 2013 #58
Drove through those checkpoints many a day ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #89
:/ Go Vols Jun 2013 #23
If we have nothing to hide, why are we all using screen names? Brickbat Jun 2013 #24
Good point. Arkansas Granny Jun 2013 #32
We're all Skinner's sock-puppets kentauros Jun 2013 #41
Some of us are using our real names. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #64
I use a screen name for security reasons. That doesn't mean I'm hiding anything totodeinhere Jun 2013 #71
Woulda Coulda Shoulda Crow73 Jun 2013 #25
Yesterday CNN had a poll that stated 40% don't mind about the spying if it will keep them safe. CrispyQ Jun 2013 #108
It's ok as long as the good guys are in power... ileus Jun 2013 #29
All it takes any more is rumor or innuendo. lpbk2713 Jun 2013 #30
All it takes today is "suspicion" to earn a Drone Strike assassination. bvar22 Jun 2013 #80
I must be Sandra Dee, or a Goody Two Shoes PsychoBunny Jun 2013 #33
Easiest way to end that argument: Initech Jun 2013 #35
Doesn't usually work when you're talking about the government though. jeff47 Jun 2013 #65
I guess the world is at an end, huh, V? MjolnirTime Jun 2013 #38
Not the World. bvar22 Jun 2013 #81
The Movie libodem Jun 2013 #39
k & r snagglepuss Jun 2013 #40
What is there to fear in all of that? treestar Jun 2013 #51
Well they already get targetted by the IRS...maybe the NSA and FBI will target them next. davidn3600 Jun 2013 #60
Oh they did not treestar Jun 2013 #66
Impressive rant. gcomeau Jun 2013 #53
The Data Archiving program, bvar22 Jun 2013 #57
What? WovenGems Jun 2013 #62
What if I answer "yes" to all of your questions? jeff47 Jun 2013 #63
All of this information felix_numinous Jun 2013 #70
Brazil.... WCGreen Jun 2013 #72
Did an identity thief commit a heinous act while using your ID? GoneFishin Jun 2013 #73
NONE of those things have ever happened to me. Kablooie Jun 2013 #74
Was that one of those "Secrets to Home Business Success" packages GoneFishin Jun 2013 #77
Forget all that. What if my accountant Or lawyer have something to hide? Festivito Jun 2013 #75
Gotta K&R this one. To say nothing of the resources wasted on this. Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2013 #83
the ones saying we're just poutraged hysteria-addicted sheeple throwing a hissy fit without getting MisterP Jun 2013 #86
I seriously doubt that any members of the 1% are actually posting at DU, bvar22 Jun 2013 #88
You post on DU or any number of any other political message boards..... tpsbmam Jun 2013 #92
DU's Net Nanny says not to worry. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #94
LOL. bvar22 Jun 2013 #117
Hi, there, bvar... MineralMan Jun 2013 #125
I see what you did there. You can use my screen name openly, you know. MineralMan Jun 2013 #124
They know more about you, than you remember about yourself. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #93
I kind of like the idea of having a Permanent File. bluedigger Jun 2013 #95
Time For Group Suicide otohara Jun 2013 #96
+10000 The most horrifying aspect of this is the fact that the stored data woo me with science Jun 2013 #97
I have only one word... defacto7 Jun 2013 #98
K&R And you know exactly who will be screaming the loudest and trying to lay blame Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #99
K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2013 #101
It certainly will make people hysterical . . . caseymoz Jun 2013 #103
Not just hiding Clear Blue Sky Jun 2013 #104
It's almost as if some people don't JoeyT Jun 2013 #105
My health insurance co. wants my personal health profile. Not. lindysalsagal Jun 2013 #109
I have nothing to hide, buddy. Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #116
How do you KNOW you have nothing to hide? bvar22 Jun 2013 #120
You'll just have to accept it. Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #121
Without the billh58 Jun 2013 #122
K & R ctsnowman Jun 2013 #119
kick woo me with science Jun 2013 #123
Already there. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #126
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