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meow2u3

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8. Secrecy is required for ongoing criminal investigations

Reply to rethymnon (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 01:55 PM

Dec 2011

That's law enforcement's standard operating procedure. Besides, would you want to let criminals who like to spy on unsuspecting civilians get off scot-free and give them a license to track your every move with impunity?

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FBI using Carrier IQ info for "law enforcement purposes," refuses to release records [View all] jayfish Dec 2011 OP

Very interesting pmorlan1 Dec 2011 #1

Like on Facebook pmorlan1 Dec 2011 #2

I remember when we used to have rights. Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #3

The future of freedom from this corporate facist empire...is encryption.... BenYehuda Dec 2011 #4

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2011 #5

if FBI is using these, doesn't it mean that the vendor was logging them? CreekDog Dec 2011 #6

Carrier IQ is saying that they do not store the data but the carrier might. jayfish Dec 2011 #11

Not so fast rethymnon Dec 2011 #7

Secrecy is required for ongoing criminal investigations meow2u3 Dec 2011 #8

the FBI are criminals who want to track your every move with impunity? sounds about right in msongs Dec 2011 #9

They can and do and the law can do nothing. What does that have to do with tihs? saras Dec 2011 #10

I'm pointing out the ambiguity in the FBI's statement meow2u3 Dec 2011 #13

Our government does that every day. Zhade Dec 2011 #12

No, his sentence was commuted 24601 Dec 2011 #15

dump the cell phone over it. leftyohiolib Dec 2011 #14

Goodbye 4th Amendment! We hardly knew ye! RUMMYisFROSTED Dec 2011 #16