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Seems like the police casually breaking the law is the core of the issue. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

TallGuyShort 7y ago
The ACLU. edit: to be clear, I think the government itself could really do with reeling it back a bit as well - but this very news is a reminder that some people are watching out for the watched.
- masonic 7y ago
  The ACLU was mostly mute on these issues during the prior administration, when these abuses became routine.
  - gnud 7y ago
    Just a couple of links to disprove this troll: https://www.aclu.org/cases/florida-stingray-foia https://www.aclu.org/cases/florida-stingray-foia (2014) https://www.aclu.org/cases/aclu-florida-v-city-sarasota-stingray-cell-phone-tracking https://www.aclu.org/cases/aclu-florida-v-city-sarasota-stin... (2014) https://www.aclu.org/cases/foia-request-justice-department-policy-memos-gps-location-tracking https://www.aclu.org/cases/foia-request-justice-department-p... (2014) ... and tons more, at https://www.aclu.org/defending-our-rights/court-battles?topics=98 https://www.aclu.org/defending-our-rights/court-battles?topi...
    - masonic 7y ago
      The first two are state cases, not federal, as are many of the others. I would have thought that "the administration" would clearly refer to Federal cases.
    - dang 7y ago
      Providing information is fine, but please omit the name-calling. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
throwaway894345 7y ago
The judiciary branch.
- soraminazuki 7y ago
  That very same judiciary branch has a secret court that rubber stamps almost all mass surveillance requests given to them.
m10i 7y ago
Latin for "Who will guard the guards themselves?".
- gbear605 7y ago
  Alternatively also translated as “Who watches the watchmen?”
  - codetrotter 7y ago
    And even without knowing Latin the sentence is recognizable :) At least to me, when I looked at it, it looked very similar to that. Guards, watchmen, custodians. Guarding, watching, being in custody of. And I know from other languages like French words like "qui" (though I don't speak French either, only know a select few words).

The ACLU. edit: to be clear, I think the government itself could really do with reeling it back a bit as well - but this very news is a reminder that some people are watching out for the watched.

masonic 7y ago
The ACLU was mostly mute on these issues during the prior administration, when these abuses became routine.
- gnud 7y ago
  Just a couple of links to disprove this troll: https://www.aclu.org/cases/florida-stingray-foia https://www.aclu.org/cases/florida-stingray-foia (2014) https://www.aclu.org/cases/aclu-florida-v-city-sarasota-stingray-cell-phone-tracking https://www.aclu.org/cases/aclu-florida-v-city-sarasota-stin... (2014) https://www.aclu.org/cases/foia-request-justice-department-policy-memos-gps-location-tracking https://www.aclu.org/cases/foia-request-justice-department-p... (2014) ... and tons more, at https://www.aclu.org/defending-our-rights/court-battles?topics=98 https://www.aclu.org/defending-our-rights/court-battles?topi...
  - masonic 7y ago
    The first two are state cases, not federal, as are many of the others. I would have thought that "the administration" would clearly refer to Federal cases.
  - dang 7y ago
    Providing information is fine, but please omit the name-calling. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

throwaway894345 7y ago

The judiciary branch.

soraminazuki 7y ago
That very same judiciary branch has a secret court that rubber stamps almost all mass surveillance requests given to them.

m10i 7y ago

Latin for "Who will guard the guards themselves?".

gbear605 7y ago
Alternatively also translated as “Who watches the watchmen?”
- codetrotter 7y ago
  And even without knowing Latin the sentence is recognizable :) At least to me, when I looked at it, it looked very similar to that. Guards, watchmen, custodians. Guarding, watching, being in custody of. And I know from other languages like French words like "qui" (though I don't speak French either, only know a select few words).