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Originally posted by Kat
Even if you don't have anything to hide, you do want privacy protections. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. You are secure in your home because the police must prove to a judge that there is a good reason to tap a phone or search a house. A cop can't just arbitrarily decide to come in and "look for evidence". If there weren't restrictions on taps, any cop could listen in on your private conversations for any reason. A nation with an unrestricted police is a totalitarian one. |
I'd have to agree with you as usual. The government is getting too damn nosy. First the Patriot Act, now this. What the hell next? Chips imbedded in people's heads to tell them where we are?
I don't see any other countries demanding American info, even though we aren't the only country to have terrorist attacks.