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I feel like there needs to be a serious and public debate over the bill of rights and the power of government moving forwards into the future.
by noobermin 10y ago
I feel like there needs to be a serious and public debate over the bill of rights and the power of government moving forwards into the future.
- meowface 10y agoUnfortunately, any such debate is tacitly pushed aside every time there's another large attack. 9/11 made the PATRIOT act a no-brainer "yes" for nearly all politicians. The tides are turning the other way because American hasn't had a mass-death attack since then, but that clock can very easily reset, unfortunately (as much as I hope it never will).
- blitmap 10y agoJust goes to show people will agree to anything under duress. (9/11)
- CamperBob2 10y agoInterestingly, the use of fearmongering and misplaced patriotism by the government to accelerate the other negative impacts of IT on civil rights is about the only thing the article didn't anticipate. A powerful and disturbing piece of writing.
- dredmorbius 10y agoNot just government, but business. And non-business organisations. Data-as-toxic-waste doesn't discriminate by organisational status.