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I'm curious how a case can be ruled moot just because a policy has been changed. It would seem to me that the lawsuits are seeking damages for privacy violation
by zachrose 11y ago
I'm curious how a case can be ruled moot just because a policy has been changed. It would seem to me that the lawsuits are seeking damages for privacy violations that have already occured.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoAlso, it means the NSA can simply shut down a program whenever evidence of it is leaked, only to spin it back up under another name and then claim the program is no longer operational, delaying regulation perpetually.
- gscott 11y agoApparently they are now operating these programs from overseas somehow trying to avoid u.s jurisdiction. I presume by setting up a friendly country (5 eyes) for the same data then using their data. Ted Cruz mentioned in a recent Republican debate now 100% of telephone meta data is collected and the Senate Foreign Affairs chair went crazy saying he was going to prosecute him for giving that information out. Things are worse not better.