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A lost opportunity. Had they asked for the court orders from the FBI, that could set the framework for the future - information is collected, but cannot be sear
by DenisM 11y ago
A lost opportunity. Had they asked for the court orders from the FBI, that could set the framework for the future - information is collected, but cannot be searched without a court order. That could have been a decent compromise.
This is not going to be a popular opinion, but I think a compromise is necessary. There is no way to stand up to the train of data collection. For one, the public being afraid of this and that will demand to be protected at all costs, no matter how small the threat. The more scandalous the news cycle gets, the more panic we will see. And then the technology improves so fast, soon enough publicly installed video cameras will track everyone, and all within the constitutional framework.
A middle ground would be to create the fourth branch of the government that is tasked with data collection, but will only give it up on court order. Orders may be for individual incidents based on reasonable cause, or for data-mining, based on a judgement of proper scope.
- guelo 11y agoNot so fast. The public was split on the Apple vs FBI case. As electronics penetrate deeper into our lives and identity thefts, spam, virus, social network attacks, credit card leaks, password leaks, etc become more common and more consequential, and the spread of the hopeless feeling about the lack of control of our data, we as a society are becoming more acquainted with security issues and more aware of why they are so important. I predict that governments will eventually be forced to come down on our side in the fight for maintaining our data private and secure.
- lettergram 11y ago> There is no way to stand up to the train of data collection. For one, the public being afraid of this and that will demand to be protected at all costs, no matter how small the threat. I disagree. I think government data collection on citizens should not be allowed, period. I know many people external to tech who agree with me. The issue occurs when government officials talk about terror attacks. If they were honest, and told anyone it never prevented a terror attack, more would be inclined to not be tracked. Coupled with this, is the fact I don't trust the government databases not to get hacked, and neither does anyone else.
- rayiner 11y agoThis opinion is about what the government can do with the data of non-citizens believed to be abroad.
- spinlock 11y agoI don't think you need a fourth branch; the judiciary should collect the data and determine when it can be searched.