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Pholus

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5. Well, the benefits vs. costs are NOT in the governments' favor.

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 12:14 AM

Jun 2013

At least Google helps me find information while they try to get into my head. And I can control my interactions with them using proxies.

Now the government on the other hand, uses the same information to decide whether or not I'm a terrorist deserving of a Federal PMITA prison(*) and won't even let me use them as cloud storage.

And by the way their track record on terrorist identification is sooooooo inspiring:

Anti-war protestor? Terrorist: https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/06/24-9

Occupy protestor? Terrorist: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12527647

Greenpeace? Terrorist: http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/91903:doj-probe-reveals-fbi-conducted-surveillance-on-greenpeace-antiwar-activists

PETA? Terrorist: http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/91903:doj-probe-reveals-fbi-conducted-surveillance-on-greenpeace-antiwar-activists

Worried about Water quality? Terrorist: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/21/official-says-water-complaints-act-of-terrorism/2445071/

A freaking QUAKER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD? Terrorist: http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/91903:doj-probe-reveals-fbi-conducted-surveillance-on-greenpeace-antiwar-activists

(*) Sorry, I love the movie "Office Space" too much...

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Customer Says Best Buy Workers Are Snoops [View all] The Straight Story Jun 2013 OP

But we have a problem with phone metadata Narkos Jun 2013 #1

It's ok to have a problem with both... Pelican Jun 2013 #2

The problem is, no one has a problem with the private sector owning this info Narkos Jun 2013 #4

Well, the benefits vs. costs are NOT in the governments' favor. Pholus Jun 2013 #5

Best Buy doesn't have the power to incarcerate pipoman Jun 2013 #6

You don't believe the government should have the ability Narkos Jun 2013 #8

Ahhh, but is it crimes or terrorism we are talking about here? Pholus Jun 2013 #10

What rules have been broken? Narkos Jun 2013 #11

Be nice if that were open to that much scrutiny. Pholus Jun 2013 #16

Where did you get that number? Narkos Jun 2013 #17

Right here. I like the graphic most of all! Pholus Jun 2013 #18

1660 delayed search warrant notices? Narkos Jun 2013 #20

Laugh it up fuzzball! (*) Pholus Jun 2013 #22

You are cynical about everything Narkos Jun 2013 #24

Yup, that's me. Cynical to the core. Pholus Jun 2013 #26

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #29

Stay classy! I'd expect no less from you. nt Pholus Jun 2013 #30

It's not about class, it's about the truth Narkos Jun 2013 #33

Absolutely it is about the truth. Class was already settled. Pholus Jun 2013 #34

Maybe the long standing rule of government transparency pipoman Jun 2013 #25

the rules of open due process. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #39

Fishing isn't investigating crimes.. pipoman Jun 2013 #14

Who says they are fishing? Narkos Jun 2013 #15

Who says they're not? pipoman Jun 2013 #27

They do Narkos Jun 2013 #28

Who else? They are the perpetrators.. pipoman Jun 2013 #31

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #32

Do you ever have a thought that exceeds 2 words, or maybe a sentence? pipoman Jun 2013 #37

No. The government should not have the ability to go looking... TheMadMonk Jun 2013 #35

Ah, but they only own one piece of it all, government wants access to it all The Straight Story Jun 2013 #7

I'm sorry you aren't up to date Narkos Jun 2013 #9

Care to expound on that? Because I think I am far more up to date than you know The Straight Story Jun 2013 #13

You're confusing collection vs search Narkos Jun 2013 #19

So, explain to me this: The Straight Story Jun 2013 #21

You're okay with google having carte Blanche Narkos Jun 2013 #23

One you can opt in to The Straight Story Jun 2013 #36

Difference is customers are generally not a threat to a corp. TheMadMonk Jun 2013 #38

A major feature of the voyeur generation! Pholus Jun 2013 #3

this has been happening for years. grok Jun 2013 #12

While a clear violation of this individual's privacy Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #40

I wondered if it was intentional pipoman Jun 2013 #42

It does make you wonder Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #43

My first question is SoCalDem Jun 2013 #41

Blame the victim much??? cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #44

everyone who does something stupid SoCalDem Jun 2013 #45