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snappyturtle

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21. I specifically mean, e.g., phone records. Why do they pass the cost of this collection,

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #12)

Sun Jul 7, 2013, 08:54 PM

Jul 2013

and storage to the American taxpayer? For what? Building 1 million sq. ft. buildings to storage the info in....???? It all seems so over kill and ridiculous especially when our infrastructure needs work. If I do something terrible, sure, go to court and get warrant and seize my phone records from the carrier but until then I just think it's an enormous waste of time and treasury. imho

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France, Too, Is Sweeping Up Data, Newspaper Reveals (though no info yet on France/US collaboration) [View all] KittyWampus Jul 2013 OP

of course they are arely staircase Jul 2013 #1

But France & Germany have populations more apt to protest LOUDLY KittyWampus Jul 2013 #2

This is not aimed at you directly but at your claim, as many do, that there are snappyturtle Jul 2013 #7

FISA court, yes. arely staircase Jul 2013 #12

I specifically mean, e.g., phone records. Why do they pass the cost of this collection, snappyturtle Jul 2013 #21

I agree it is overkill arely staircase Jul 2013 #24

I know that's their given reason but I fear an over zealous prosecutor would spin snappyturtle Jul 2013 #28

I guess it would be OK for them to start unnecessary wars, too Skittles Jul 2013 #3

Nah, they leave stupid shit like that to the USA. Saves them bundles of money. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #5

Everyone with the technical capability is doing this. Shivering Jemmy Jul 2013 #4

Even Canada KittyWampus Jul 2013 #6

Does the fact that other countries do this spying make it justifiable here in snappyturtle Jul 2013 #9

No, but it helps put it in perspective. Especially since France & Germany are Social Democracies KittyWampus Jul 2013 #10

And also puts in perspective the whole "Europe Outgraged over US spying" stories arely staircase Jul 2013 #14

it puts the swooners in perspecive Skittles Jul 2013 #15

I don't know what that means arely staircase Jul 2013 #16

of course you don't Skittles Jul 2013 #17

"Swooners"? America doesn't exist in a vacuum.What does it tell you when social democracies KittyWampus Jul 2013 #18

YES YOU ARE Skittles Jul 2013 #19

YOUR CAPS LOCK IS STUCK arely staircase Jul 2013 #20

SO IS YOURS Skittles Jul 2013 #23

Skittles, even though I'm now an Idealist, I can out-do any Cynic on DU. The amount of $ getting KittyWampus Jul 2013 #26

It doesn't help my belief in the Fourth Amendment. I really don't care what protections snappyturtle Jul 2013 #25

Who will give the French paper asylum? The Straight Story Jul 2013 #8

Haiti? KittyWampus Jul 2013 #11

Those French are Fried flamingdem Jul 2013 #13

Oh, we're just paying them back for winning our revolution for us. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #22

Hypocrites.. pot shots at the United States when fucking Cha Jul 2013 #27

Pretty sure they were obligatory, half-hearted pot shots from European leaders. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #29