Glenn Greenwald's Article On NSA Snooping Actually Snooped On Everyone Who Clicked

[JDPriestly]

140. Very true. That would be a horrible experience.

And if a private company can do that much damage to an innocent person, think of what the government could do. Could make it hard to get a job. All kinds of things could be made difficult if the government collects data on people, perhaps makes a mistake on some of it and then provides it or uses it.

Think of professionals who have to get licenses and pass character examinations of one kind or another to qualify. A mistaken government report based on silly internet posts could be a big problem in some professions.

Do you think the Koch Brothers might check their employees or the employees of companies with which they do business on sensitive matters to be sure that the employees have not expressed any sentiments or beliefs on the internet that are contrary to the ideas that the Koch Brothers espouse? Could happen. Employers may not be doing that now, but they could.

I'm for blanket privacy protections on the internet. It isn't just a matter of government surveillance although the government surveillance is the most dangerous because it implicates our separation of powers and our rights under the Bill of Rights in the Constitution among many other things.