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> raising questions about the collection of data from people located in the US Isn't this the big item here. If this is evidence the govt is spying on US citiz

> raising questions about the collection of data from people located in the US Isn't this the big item here. If this is evidence the govt is spying on US citizens this should create significant legal ground for civil rights/constitution protection groups.

kevin_thibedeau 9y ago
This isn't intrusive spying. Collecting publicly available data is fair game and legal. Commercial data aggregators have prevented us from having any data privacy laws. The government may as well take advantage of a good deal too.
- ikeboy 9y ago
  Is the government freely allowed to break Facebook TOS in the way that got others in trouble (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook,_Inc._v._Power_Ventures,_Inc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook,_Inc._v._Power_Ventur...)?
  - kaoD 9y ago
    > collected user information from Facebook and displayed it on their own website I think that's an important distinction.
    - ikeboy 9y ago
      As opposed to letting anyone who bumped into the bucket see it?