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> the fact that the FBI has no incentive to stay within the parameters of the law The FBI isn't operating outside the parameters of the law. If they ask you fo
by harryh 10y ago
> the fact that the FBI has no incentive to stay within the parameters of the law
The FBI isn't operating outside the parameters of the law. If they ask you for a piece of information that you are not legally required to hand over you can still choose to hand it over voluntarily.
- wallace_f 10y agoand the cost of compliance, and to business, individual freedoms and trust in government is compromised in the process
- thrkw123456789 10y agoI think the point is that the law should be refined so that if they ask you for something they should make it clear what you are legally required to handover and what they are asking nicely for. Then punish officiors or departments that mislead.
- simonh 10y agoIt seems like they're basically lying to people about their own legal powers and the person's legal obligations. Don't you find that troubling?