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By this logic what's stopping government to demand everyone's online history from Facebook or the phone companies? After all government own the airwaves.
by maverick_iceman 10y ago
By this logic what's stopping government to demand everyone's online history from Facebook or the phone companies? After all government own the airwaves.
- kafkaesq 10y agoAs said, it all comes down to the merits of the specific regulations (and implicitly, how they jibe with the constitution and existing legislation). But as to the principled, absolutist counterargument that was offered: "they're a private organization; you can't tell them what to do! you just can't!" -- well sorry, but that's not how things work.
- Trundle 10y agoThere's nothing stopping them from doing that. Governments are sovereign, businesses and citizens are not. NYC is owned by the government. If you want access you play by their rules
- warcher 10y agoNo offense, but they can and they do get that, routinely. You go to a judge, get a warrant, and you get pretty nearly anything you want. Similarly, there exist licensure and reporting requirements for taxi and hotel companies, for really good reasons (whose car is your wife/daughter/girlfriend getting in at two am? Is there a fire escape in that hotel? Are there bedbugs?), that Uber and AirBnB, among many others, are thus far shirking. For now-- it's only a matter of time.