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The point being, this is a clear abuse and absurd level of Orweillian surveillance on what's supposed to be a free society. If the government attempted anythin
by earle 17y ago
The point being, this is a clear abuse and absurd level of Orweillian surveillance on what's supposed to be a free society.
If the government attempted anything remotely close to this relative to the day a hundred years ago there would be a revolution by morning.
- sorbus 17y agoIf you opt-in to a service which allows you to be tracked, then you're going to be tracked. And the service a hundred years ago which did this? Police trails of suspects. Following people around, as part of an ongoing investigation, to find out who they interacted with and where they went - sort of like this, only it's easier to stop a cell phone. Where was the revolution?
- marze 17y agoWe live in a democratic society in the US where the people have a role in shaping the laws they live under. If the people really don't like the idea of Joe Policeman being able to log onto the Sprint website and download where they've been, with no judicial permission needed, they'll have to do something about it. Just because the Sprint agreement may allow it now doesn't mean it always must be that way.