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merrily

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18. I would not mind. But the Constitution says I do not have to.

Reply to SCVDem (Reply #14)

Thu Jan 2, 2014, 03:35 AM

Jan 2014

I really do have nothing to hide. I am sure that, on my deathbed, I will probably regret not doing things that I wanted to hide. However, that is not the point. I am supposed to have constitutional guarantees against having my privacy invaded for no reason. If in fact those guaranties under the Supreme Law of the Land mean nothing, then we are not living under the rule of law, period.

BTW, it is precisely because I have given no one reason to believe that I am a criminal, or even mildly pervy, that I so object to having government feel free to invade my privacy at will.

I don't think Al Capone had any righteous indignation about wiretaps. He knew exactly why he was being surveilled. I don't.

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The Psychological Dark Side of Gmail [View all] El_Johns Jan 2014 OP

The difference being, Google doesn't throw cancer grannies in prison for 10 years for smoking pot Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #1

There are different ways to "Don't be evil." Ron Green Jan 2014 #2

If so, they've done it without the help of NSA surveillance frazzled Jan 2014 #3

Really. So, that stuff about "parallel construction" was.... what? Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #4

I doubt they were looking for grannies frazzled Jan 2014 #7

Oh, goody, we can take their word they only subverted the Constitution to prosecute BAD folks Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #9

The truth is the truth. Th1onein Jan 2014 #5

There's also certainty now that no terrorist has ever been caught by all this creepy spying by the sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #6

Yep. Very important. Also, Google is not bound by the Constitution. merrily Jan 2014 #13

P.S. Also, merrily Jan 2014 #16

Of course. Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #17

I only wish that everyone on this board, of all boards, saw it as an "of course." merrily Jan 2014 #20

Not all of us are knowledgeable enough to avoid google. GeorgeGist Jan 2014 #21

Unless you have some form of script blocker dickthegrouch Jan 2014 #24

I hope this gets the attention it deserves. The only reason Silicon Valley is getting involved in okaawhatever Jan 2014 #8

Agreed. And they are forcing users of other services to have gmail accounts. I hate it. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #10

This is an indicator of the showdown agent46 Jan 2014 #11

This piece is just another #7 PSPS Jan 2014 #12

I like #2 SCVDem Jan 2014 #14

I would not mind. But the Constitution says I do not have to. merrily Jan 2014 #18

Government is selling our info to private companies; and also buying it from private companies. merrily Jan 2014 #15

One doesn't have to use Gmail. mwooldri Jan 2014 #19

I don't use it, but I see that they also do "content extraction" on e-mails SENT TO Gmail addresses. enough Jan 2014 #22

No wiretapping or interception required with Gmail seveneyes Jan 2014 #23