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How can we review these lists/tools and reach our own conclusions? References please.

• nl 11y ago
  I'm completely unconvinced that it isn't reasonable for an agency to keep lists and perhaps tools like this secret. Police don't let criminals know when they are being watched, and that is generally seen as reasonable. Abuse is a problem. Not sure what the solution is, but I'm not sure making this type of list public is the solution.
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  • mattlutze 11y ago
    >> Read the information yourself, and come to your own conclusions. > How can we review these lists/tools and reach our own conclusions? Previous poster was referencing your charge that critics review the information. The solution will involve some sort of cleared-but-not-invested ombudsman groups, whose job it is to be specifically critical of technology tools, who are given authority equal or greater than the organizations they review, and who are rewarded for performance opposite or conversely somehow to the groups they review. These groups would have to care about personal liberty, have the authority to actually halt intelligence gathering organizations when necessary, and be rewarded/incentivized for discovering and stopping poor practices. Congress or maybe the Executive branch has the authority to enact something like this, though it'd take some strong wills to do it.